diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
index e0b52089b8..feef154908 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The Design ruleset contains rules that flag suboptimal code implementations. Alt
 are suggested.
   </description>
 
+  <rule deprecated="true" name="UseSingleton" ref="UseUtilityClass"/>
   <rule name="UseUtilityClass"
   		  since="0.3"
         message="All methods are static.  Consider using a utility class instead. Alternatively, you could add a private constructor or make the class abstract to silence this warning."
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 003400b6df..ca77f26170 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 
 **New/Modified/Deprecated Rules:**
 
+*   Language Java, ruleset design.xml: The rule "UseSingleton" *has been renamed* to "UseUtilityClass".
+    See also bugs [#1059](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1059) and [#1339](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1339/).
+
 **Pull Requests:**
 
 *   [#53](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/53): Fix some NullPointerExceptions