diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/universal/Archives.scala b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/universal/Archives.scala
index f5339d6d0..1aa13f91e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/universal/Archives.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/sbt/packager/universal/Archives.scala
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@ import sbt._
 /** Helper methods to package up files into compressed archives. */
 object Archives {
 
+  /**
+   * Makes a zip file in the given target directory using the given name.
+   * @param target folder to build package in
+   * @param name of output (without extension)
+   * @param mappings included in the output
+   * @param top level directory
+   * @return zip file
+   */
+  @deprecated(
+    "Use [[com.typesafe.sbt.packager.universal.Archives.makeZip(File, String, Seq[(File, String)], Option[String], Seq[String]): File]]",
+    since = "1.0.5"
+  )
+  def makeZip(target: File, name: String, mappings: Seq[(File, String)], top: Option[String]): File =
+    makeZip(target, name, mappings, top, options = Seq.empty[String])
+
   /**
    * Makes a zip file in the given target directory using the given name.
    *
@@ -29,6 +44,22 @@ object Archives {
     zip
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Makes a zip file in the given target directory using the given name.
+   *
+   * @param target folder to build package in
+   * @param name of output (without extension)
+   * @param mappings included in the output
+   * @param top level directory
+   * @return zip file
+   */
+  @deprecated(
+    "Use [[com.typesafe.sbt.packager.universal.Archives.makeNativeZip(File, String, Seq[(File, String)], Option[String], Seq[String]): File]]",
+    since = "1.0.5"
+  )
+  def makeNativeZip(target: File, name: String, mappings: Seq[(File, String)], top: Option[String]): File =
+    makeNativeZip(target, name, mappings, top, options = Seq.empty[String])
+
   /**
    * Makes a zip file in the given target directory using the given name.
    *
@@ -51,6 +82,24 @@ object Archives {
     zip
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Makes a dmg file in the given target directory using the given name.
+   *
+   *  Note:  Only works on OSX
+   *
+   *  @param target folder to build package in
+   *  @param name of output (without extension)
+   *  @param mappings included in the output
+   *  @param top level directory : NOT USED
+   *  @return dmg file
+   */
+  @deprecated(
+    "Use [[com.typesafe.sbt.packager.universal.Archives.makeDmg(target: File, name: String, mappings: Seq[(File, String)], top: Option[String], options: Seq[String]): File]]",
+    since = "1.0.5"
+  )
+  def makeDmg(target: File, name: String, mappings: Seq[(File, String)], top: Option[String]): File =
+    makeDmg(target, name, mappings, top, options = Seq.empty[String])
+
   /**
    * Makes a dmg file in the given target directory using the given name.
    *