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diff --git a/lib/base.pm b/lib/base.pm
index be4c667..574925f 100644
--- a/lib/base.pm
+++ b/lib/base.pm
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ package base;
 
 use strict 'vars';
 use vars qw($VERSION);
-$VERSION = '2.13';
+$VERSION = '2.14';
+$VERSION = eval $VERSION;
 
 # constant.pm is slow
 sub SUCCESS () { 1 }
@@ -192,6 +193,9 @@ base - Establish an ISA relationship with base classes at compile time
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
+Unless you are using the C<fields> pragma, consider this module discouraged
+in favor of the lighter-weight C<parent>.
+
 Allows you to both load one or more modules, while setting up inheritance from
 those modules at the same time.  Roughly similar in effect to