diff --git a/.phan/config.php b/.phan/config.php
index 67d77ec97..93b9c0db8 100644
--- a/.phan/config.php
+++ b/.phan/config.php
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ return [
 		'PhanAccessOverridesFinalConstant',
 		'PhanDeprecatedClass',
 		'PhanDeprecatedClassConstant',
+		'PhanDeprecatedFunction',
+		'PhanDeprecatedProperty',
 		'PhanNoopNew',
 		'PhanTypePossiblyInvalidDimOffset',
 	],
diff --git a/phpstan-baseline.neon b/phpstan-baseline.neon
index 577eb68a9..5bfef038a 100644
--- a/phpstan-baseline.neon
+++ b/phpstan-baseline.neon
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 parameters:
 	ignoreErrors:
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: benchmark/BenchmarkAbstract.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCodeBenchmark\BenchmarkAbstract::dataModeProvider() return type with generic class Generator does not specify its types: TKey, TValue, TSend, TReturn'
 			identifier: missingType.generics
@@ -18,24 +27,123 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: benchmark/BenchmarkAbstract.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\EccLevel:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "EccLevel::$level" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: benchmark/DecoderBenchmark.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: benchmark/DecoderBenchmark.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Property chillerlan\QRCodeBenchmark\DecoderBenchmark::$imageBlob (string) does not accept GdImage|string.'
 			identifier: assign.propertyType
 			count: 1
 			path: benchmark/DecoderBenchmark.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\EccLevel:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "EccLevel::$level" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: benchmark/MaskPatternBenchmark.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: benchmark/MaskPatternBenchmark.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCodeBenchmark\MaskPatternBenchmark::versionProvider() return type with generic class Generator does not specify its types: TKey, TValue, TSend, TReturn'
 			identifier: missingType.generics
 			count: 1
 			path: benchmark/MaskPatternBenchmark.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\EccLevel:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "EccLevel::$level" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: benchmark/OutputBenchmark.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: benchmark/OutputBenchmark.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\EccLevel:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "EccLevel::$level" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: benchmark/QRCodeBenchmark.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: benchmark/QRCodeBenchmark.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Parameter #1 $segment of method chillerlan\QRCode\QRCode::addSegment() expects chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRDataModeInterface, object given.'
 			identifier: argument.type
 			count: 1
 			path: benchmark/QRCodeBenchmark.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getBitBuffer() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRData:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "QRData::$bitBuffer" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: benchmark/QRDataBenchmark.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\EccLevel:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "EccLevel::$level" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: benchmark/QRDataBenchmark.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 2
+			path: benchmark/QRDataBenchmark.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Parameter #2 $dataSegments of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRData constructor expects array<chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRDataModeInterface>, array<int, object> given.'
 			identifier: argument.type
@@ -72,12 +180,6 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: benchmark/parse-common.php
 
-		-
-			rawMessage: Possibly invalid array key type int|null.
-			identifier: offsetAccess.invalidOffset
-			count: 1
-			path: benchmark/parse-common.php
-
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Function chillerlan\QRCodeBenchmark\parseLine() return type has no value type specified in iterable type array.'
 			identifier: missingType.iterableValue
@@ -106,6 +208,15 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: examples/custom_output.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getSize() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$moduleCount" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/imageWithLogo.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method QRGdRounded::__construct() has parameter $options with no value type specified in iterable type iterable.'
 			identifier: missingType.iterableValue
@@ -160,6 +271,87 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: examples/qrcode-interactive.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $connectPaths of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->connectPaths` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgMeltedModules.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $excludeFromConnect of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->excludeFromConnect` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgMeltedModules.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgMeltedModules.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $connectPaths of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->connectPaths` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgModuleGroupShape.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $excludeFromConnect of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->excludeFromConnect` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgModuleGroupShape.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgModuleGroupShape.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $connectPaths of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->connectPaths` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgRandomColoredDots.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $excludeFromConnect of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->excludeFromConnect` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgRandomColoredDots.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgRandomColoredDots.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method RandomDotsSVGOutput::collectModules() should return array<int, mixed> but returns array<int|string, list<string>>.'
 			identifier: return.type
@@ -172,6 +364,33 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: examples/svgRandomColoredDots.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $connectPaths of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->connectPaths` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgRoundQuietzone.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $excludeFromConnect of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->excludeFromConnect` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgRoundQuietzone.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: examples/svgRoundQuietzone.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method RoundQuietzoneSVGoutput::collectModules() should return array<int, mixed> but returns array<int|string, list<string>>.'
 			identifier: return.type
@@ -184,6 +403,24 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: examples/svgRoundQuietzone.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getPattern() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\MaskPattern:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "MaskPattern::$currentPattern" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Common/EccLevel.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Common/EccLevel.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Parameter #1 $data of function imagecreatefromstring expects string, string|false given.'
 			identifier: argument.type
@@ -208,6 +445,15 @@ parameters:
 			count: 3
 			path: src/Common/GF256.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getSize() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$moduleCount" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Common/MaskPattern.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Parameter #1 $maskPattern of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\MaskPattern constructor expects int, int|false given.'
 			identifier: argument.type
@@ -221,10 +467,22 @@ parameters:
 			path: src/Common/Version.php
 
 		-
-			rawMessage: 'Parameter #1 $codepoint of function chr expects int<0, 255>, int given.'
-			identifier: argument.type
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getLength() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\BitBuffer:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "BitBuffer::$length" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 8
+			path: src/Data/QRData.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
 			count: 1
-			path: src/Data/Byte.php
+			path: src/Data/QRData.php
 
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Parameter #1 $version of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\ReedSolomonEncoder constructor expects chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version, chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version|null given.'
@@ -238,6 +496,51 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: src/Data/QRMatrix.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getBuffer() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\BitBuffer:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "BitBuffer::$buffer" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Data/ReedSolomonEncoder.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getCoefficients() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\GenericGFPoly:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "GenericGFPoly::$coefficients" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Data/ReedSolomonEncoder.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getHeight() of interface chillerlan\QRCode\Common\LuminanceSourceInterface:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "LuminanceSourceInterface::$height" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Decoder/Binarizer.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getLuminances() of interface chillerlan\QRCode\Common\LuminanceSourceInterface:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "LuminanceSourceInterface::$luminances" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Decoder/Binarizer.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getWidth() of interface chillerlan\QRCode\Common\LuminanceSourceInterface:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "LuminanceSourceInterface::$width" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Decoder/Binarizer.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Parameter #1 $maskPattern of method chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix::mask() expects chillerlan\QRCode\Common\MaskPattern, chillerlan\QRCode\Common\MaskPattern|null given.'
 			identifier: argument.type
@@ -262,6 +565,42 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: src/Decoder/BitMatrix.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getEccLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$eccLevel" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Decoder/Decoder.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getFinderPatterns() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Detector\Detector:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Detector::$finderPatterns" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Decoder/Decoder.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMaskPattern() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$maskPattern" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Decoder/Decoder.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersion() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$version" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Decoder/Decoder.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCode\Decoder\Decoder::__construct() has parameter $options with no value type specified in iterable type iterable.'
 			identifier: missingType.iterableValue
@@ -286,12 +625,183 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: src/Decoder/ReedSolomonDecoder.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getSize() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$moduleCount" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Detector/AlignmentPatternFinder.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getSize() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$moduleCount" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 2
+			path: src/Detector/Detector.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getX() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Detector\ResultPoint:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ResultPoint::$x" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 16
+			path: src/Detector/Detector.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getY() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Detector\ResultPoint:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ResultPoint::$y" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 16
+			path: src/Detector/Detector.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getCount() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Detector\FinderPattern:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "FinderPattern::$count" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 2
+			path: src/Detector/FinderPatternFinder.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getEstimatedModuleSize() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Detector\ResultPoint:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ResultPoint::$estimatedModuleSize" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 6
+			path: src/Detector/FinderPatternFinder.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getSize() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$moduleCount" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 4
+			path: src/Detector/FinderPatternFinder.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getX() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Detector\ResultPoint:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ResultPoint::$x" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 5
+			path: src/Detector/FinderPatternFinder.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getY() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Detector\ResultPoint:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ResultPoint::$y" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 5
+			path: src/Detector/FinderPatternFinder.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getSize() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$moduleCount" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Detector/GridSampler.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawLightModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawLightModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QREps.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawLightModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawLightModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRFpdf.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRFpdf.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QRFpdf::__construct() has parameter $options with no value type specified in iterable type iterable.'
 			identifier: missingType.iterableValue
 			count: 1
 			path: src/Output/QRFpdf.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $circleDiameter of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->circleRadius * 2` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 2
+			path: src/Output/QRGdImage.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawCircularModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawCircularModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 2
+			path: src/Output/QRGdImage.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawLightModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawLightModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRGdImage.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $keepAsSquare of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->keepAsSquare` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRGdImage.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method copyVars() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7 without replacement (unnecessary).
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRGdImage.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRGdImage.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QRGdImage::__construct() has parameter $options with no value type specified in iterable type iterable.'
 			identifier: missingType.iterableValue
@@ -317,10 +827,49 @@ parameters:
 			path: src/Output/QRGdImage.php
 
 		-
-			rawMessage: 'Strict comparison using === between true and false will always evaluate to false.'
-			identifier: identical.alwaysFalse
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $circleRadius of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->circleRadius` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
 			count: 1
-			path: src/Output/QRGdImage.php
+			path: src/Output/QRImagick.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawCircularModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawCircularModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRImagick.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawLightModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawLightModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRImagick.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $keepAsSquare of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->keepAsSquare` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRImagick.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRImagick.php
 
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QRImagick::__construct() has parameter $options with no value type specified in iterable type iterable.'
@@ -328,12 +877,219 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: src/Output/QRImagick.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $circleRadius of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->circleRadius` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRInterventionImage.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawCircularModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawCircularModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRInterventionImage.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawLightModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawLightModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRInterventionImage.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $keepAsSquare of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->keepAsSquare` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRInterventionImage.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRInterventionImage.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QRInterventionImage::__construct() has parameter $options with no value type specified in iterable type iterable.'
 			identifier: missingType.iterableValue
 			count: 1
 			path: src/Output/QRInterventionImage.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $eol of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->eol` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 3
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupHTML.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupHTML.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $circleDiameter of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->circleRadius * 2` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 2
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupSVG.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $circleRadius of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->circleRadius` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 5
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupSVG.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawCircularModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawCircularModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupSVG.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawLightModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawLightModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupSVG.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $eol of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->eol` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 6
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupSVG.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $keepAsSquare of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->keepAsSquare` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupSVG.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawLightModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawLightModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupXML.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getEccLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$eccLevel" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupXML.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMaskPattern() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$maskPattern" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupXML.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupXML.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersion() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$version" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 2
+			path: src/Output/QRMarkupXML.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $connectPaths of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->connectPaths` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QROutputAbstract.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $excludeFromConnect of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->excludeFromConnect` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QROutputAbstract.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method copyVars() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7 without replacement (unnecessary).
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QROutputAbstract.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QROutputAbstract.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getSize() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$moduleCount" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QROutputAbstract.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract::__construct() has parameter $options with no value type specified in iterable type iterable.'
 			identifier: missingType.iterableValue
@@ -346,6 +1102,78 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: src/Output/QROutputAbstract.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $drawLightModules of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawLightModules` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRStringJSON.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getEccLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$eccLevel" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRStringJSON.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMaskPattern() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$maskPattern" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRStringJSON.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRStringJSON.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersion() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$version" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRStringJSON.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Access to deprecated property $eol of class chillerlan\QRCode\Output\QROutputAbstract:
+				6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->eol` instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: property.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRStringText.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMatrix() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/Output/QRStringText.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getID() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\ECICharset:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ECICharset::$charsetID" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: src/QRCode.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: PHPDoc tag @var with type chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRDataModeInterface is not subtype of native type 'chillerlan\\QRCode\\Data\\AlphaNum'|'chillerlan\\QRCode\\Data\\Byte'|'chillerlan\\QRCode\\Data\\Hanzi'|'chillerlan\\QRCode\\Data\\Kanji'|'chillerlan\\QRCode\\Data\\Number'.
 			identifier: varTag.nativeType
@@ -358,12 +1186,93 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: src/QRCode.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getBuffer() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\BitBuffer:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "BitBuffer::$buffer" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: tests/Common/BitBufferTest.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getLength() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\BitBuffer:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "BitBuffer::$length" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: tests/Common/BitBufferTest.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getID() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\ECICharset:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ECICharset::$charsetID" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: tests/Common/ECICharsetTest.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\EccLevel:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "EccLevel::$level" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: tests/Common/EccLevelTest.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCodeTest\Common\MaskPatternTest::maskPatternProvider() return type has no value type specified in iterable type array.'
 			identifier: missingType.iterableValue
 			count: 1
 			path: tests/Common/MaskPatternTest.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: tests/Common/VersionTest.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getBitBuffer() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRData:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "QRData::$bitBuffer" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 3
+			path: tests/Data/DataInterfaceTestAbstract.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\EccLevel:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "EccLevel::$level" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 3
+			path: tests/Data/DataInterfaceTestAbstract.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMaskPattern() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$maskPattern" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: tests/Data/DataInterfaceTestAbstract.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 6
+			path: tests/Data/DataInterfaceTestAbstract.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCodeTest\Data\DataInterfaceTestAbstract::maxLengthProvider() return type with generic class Generator does not specify its types: TKey, TValue, TSend, TReturn'
 			identifier: missingType.generics
@@ -376,6 +1285,24 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: tests/Data/DataInterfaceTestAbstract.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getBitBuffer() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRData:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "QRData::$bitBuffer" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 3
+			path: tests/Data/ECITest.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getID() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\ECICharset:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ECICharset::$charsetID" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: tests/Data/ECITest.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Parameter #1 $data of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\Byte constructor expects string|null, string|false given.'
 			identifier: argument.type
@@ -401,10 +1328,22 @@ parameters:
 			path: tests/Data/KanjiTest.php
 
 		-
-			rawMessage: 'Parameter #1 $codepoint of function chr expects int<0, 255>, int given.'
-			identifier: argument.type
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersion() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$version" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
 			count: 2
-			path: tests/Data/KanjiTest.php
+			path: tests/Data/QRDataTest.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: tests/Data/QRDataTest.php
 
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Parameter #1 $blob of method chillerlan\QRCode\QRCode::readFromBlob() expects string, GdImage|string given.'
@@ -412,12 +1351,84 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: tests/Data/QRDataTest.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getEccLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$eccLevel" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: tests/Data/QRMatrixTest.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getMaskPattern() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$maskPattern" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 2
+			path: tests/Data/QRMatrixTest.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getPattern() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\MaskPattern:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "MaskPattern::$currentPattern" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: tests/Data/QRMatrixTest.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getSize() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$moduleCount" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 16
+			path: tests/Data/QRMatrixTest.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersion() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$version" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 5
+			path: tests/Data/QRMatrixTest.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCodeTest\Data\QRMatrixTest::matrixProvider() return type with generic class Generator does not specify its types: TKey, TValue, TSend, TReturn'
 			identifier: missingType.generics
 			count: 1
 			path: tests/Data/QRMatrixTest.php
 
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getLevel() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\EccLevel:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "EccLevel::$level" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 3
+			path: tests/QRCodeReaderTestAbstract.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersion() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Data\QRMatrix:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$version" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 1
+			path: tests/QRCodeReaderTestAbstract.php
+
+		-
+			rawMessage: '''
+				Call to deprecated method getVersionNumber() of class chillerlan\QRCode\Common\Version:
+				6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
+			'''
+			identifier: method.deprecated
+			count: 4
+			path: tests/QRCodeReaderTestAbstract.php
+
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Method chillerlan\QRCodeTest\QRCodeReaderTestAbstract::dataTestProvider() return type with generic class Generator does not specify its types: TKey, TValue, TSend, TReturn'
 			identifier: missingType.generics
diff --git a/src/Common/BitBuffer.php b/src/Common/BitBuffer.php
index 480340b99..328ee5c3e 100644
--- a/src/Common/BitBuffer.php
+++ b/src/Common/BitBuffer.php
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ final class BitBuffer{
 
 	/**
 	 * returns the current buffer length
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "BitBuffer::$length" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getLength():int{
 		return $this->length;
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ final class BitBuffer{
 	 * to debug: `array_map(fn($v) => sprintf('%08b', $v), $bitBuffer->getBuffer())`
 	 *
 	 * @return int[]
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "BitBuffer::$buffer" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getBuffer():array{
 		return $this->buffer;
diff --git a/src/Common/ECICharset.php b/src/Common/ECICharset.php
index d6f78b743..18a3336cc 100644
--- a/src/Common/ECICharset.php
+++ b/src/Common/ECICharset.php
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ final class ECICharset{
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the current character set ID
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ECICharset::$charsetID" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getID():int{
 		return $this->charsetID;
diff --git a/src/Common/EccLevel.php b/src/Common/EccLevel.php
index ae7720433..07ec9066d 100644
--- a/src/Common/EccLevel.php
+++ b/src/Common/EccLevel.php
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ final class EccLevel{
 	 * Q: 0b11
 	 * H: 0b10
 	 */
-	private int $eccLevel;
+	private int $level;
 
 	/**
 	 * @param int $eccLevel containing the two bits encoding a QR Code's error correction level
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ final class EccLevel{
 			throw new QRCodeException('invalid ECC level');
 		}
 
-		$this->eccLevel = $eccLevel;
+		$this->level = $eccLevel;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -163,14 +163,16 @@ final class EccLevel{
 			self::M => 'M',
 			self::Q => 'Q',
 			self::H => 'H',
-		][$this->eccLevel];
+		][$this->level];
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * returns the current ECC level
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "EccLevel::$level" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getLevel():int{
-		return $this->eccLevel;
+		return $this->level;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ final class EccLevel{
 			self::M => 1,
 			self::Q => 2,
 			self::H => 3,
-		][$this->eccLevel];
+		][$this->level];
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Common/GenericGFPoly.php b/src/Common/GenericGFPoly.php
index 5c0b63b87..f4768ec6b 100644
--- a/src/Common/GenericGFPoly.php
+++ b/src/Common/GenericGFPoly.php
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ final class GenericGFPoly{
 
 	/**
 	 * @return int[]
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "GenericGFPoly::$coefficients" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getCoefficients():array{
 		return $this->coefficients;
diff --git a/src/Common/LuminanceSourceInterface.php b/src/Common/LuminanceSourceInterface.php
index 621d85924..b0a7c3c7f 100644
--- a/src/Common/LuminanceSourceInterface.php
+++ b/src/Common/LuminanceSourceInterface.php
@@ -26,16 +26,22 @@ interface LuminanceSourceInterface{
 	 * @return int[] A row-major 2D array of luminance values. Do not use result $length as it may be
 	 *         larger than $width * $height bytes on some platforms. Do not modify the contents
 	 *         of the result.
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "LuminanceSourceInterface::$luminances" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getLuminances():array;
 
 	/**
 	 * @return int The width of the bitmap.
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "LuminanceSourceInterface::$width" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getWidth():int;
 
 	/**
 	 * @return int The height of the bitmap.
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "LuminanceSourceInterface::$height" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getHeight():int;
 
diff --git a/src/Common/MaskPattern.php b/src/Common/MaskPattern.php
index 106fc5922..e61bac6bb 100644
--- a/src/Common/MaskPattern.php
+++ b/src/Common/MaskPattern.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ final class MaskPattern{
 	/**
 	 * The current mask pattern value (0-7)
 	 */
-	private int $maskPattern;
+	private int $currentPattern;
 
 	/**
 	 * MaskPattern constructor.
@@ -82,14 +82,16 @@ final class MaskPattern{
 			throw new QRCodeException('invalid mask pattern');
 		}
 
-		$this->maskPattern = $maskPattern;
+		$this->currentPattern = $maskPattern;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the current mask pattern
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "MaskPattern::$currentPattern" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getPattern():int{
-		return $this->maskPattern;
+		return $this->currentPattern;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ final class MaskPattern{
 			self::PATTERN_101 => fn(int $x, int $y):bool => (($x * $y) % 6) === 0,
 			self::PATTERN_110 => fn(int $x, int $y):bool => (($x * $y) % 6) < 3,
 			self::PATTERN_111 => fn(int $x, int $y):bool => (($x + $y + (($x * $y) % 3)) % 2) === 0,
-		][$this->maskPattern];
+		][$this->currentPattern];
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Common/Version.php b/src/Common/Version.php
index 7c5938527..bff3c58c9 100644
--- a/src/Common/Version.php
+++ b/src/Common/Version.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ final class Version{
 	/**
 	 * QR Code version number
 	 */
-	private int $version;
+	private int $versionNumber;
 
 	/**
 	 * Version constructor.
@@ -231,35 +231,37 @@ final class Version{
 			throw new QRCodeException('invalid version given');
 		}
 
-		$this->version = $version;
+		$this->versionNumber = $version;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * returns the current version number as string
 	 */
 	public function __toString():string{
-		return (string)$this->version;
+		return (string)$this->versionNumber;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * returns the current version number
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Version::$versionNumber" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getVersionNumber():int{
-		return $this->version;
+		return $this->versionNumber;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * the matrix size for the given version
 	 */
 	public function getDimension():int{
-		return (($this->version * 4) + 17);
+		return (($this->versionNumber * 4) + 17);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * the version pattern for the given version
 	 */
 	public function getVersionPattern():int|null{
-		return (self::VERSION_PATTERN[$this->version] ?? null);
+		return (self::VERSION_PATTERN[$this->versionNumber] ?? null);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -268,21 +270,21 @@ final class Version{
 	 * @return int[]
 	 */
 	public function getAlignmentPattern():array{
-		return self::ALIGNMENT_PATTERN[$this->version];
+		return self::ALIGNMENT_PATTERN[$this->versionNumber];
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * returns ECC block information for the given $version and $eccLevel
 	 */
 	public function getRSBlocks(EccLevel $eccLevel):array{
-		return self::RSBLOCKS[$this->version][$eccLevel->getOrdinal()];
+		return self::RSBLOCKS[$this->versionNumber][$eccLevel->getOrdinal()];
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * returns the maximum codewords for the current version
 	 */
 	public function getTotalCodewords():int{
-		return self::TOTAL_CODEWORDS[$this->version];
+		return self::TOTAL_CODEWORDS[$this->versionNumber];
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/Data/QRData.php b/src/Data/QRData.php
index 65e46c5b7..37d743a51 100644
--- a/src/Data/QRData.php
+++ b/src/Data/QRData.php
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ final class QRData{
 	/**
 	 * Returns the current BitBuffer instance
 	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "QRData::$bitBuffer" instead.
 	 * @codeCoverageIgnore
 	 */
 	public function getBitBuffer():BitBuffer{
diff --git a/src/Data/QRMatrix.php b/src/Data/QRMatrix.php
index e338d8208..4d39183aa 100755
--- a/src/Data/QRMatrix.php
+++ b/src/Data/QRMatrix.php
@@ -12,13 +12,20 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace chillerlan\QRCode\Data;
 
 use chillerlan\QRCode\Common\{BitBuffer, EccLevel, MaskPattern, Version};
-use function array_fill, array_map, array_reverse, count, intdiv;
+use chillerlan\QRCode\QRCodeException;
+use function array_fill, array_map, array_reverse, count, intdiv, in_array;
 
 /**
  * Holds an array representation of the final QR Code that contains numerical values for later output modifications;
  * maps the ECC coded binary data and applies the mask pattern
  *
  * @see http://www.thonky.com/qr-code-tutorial/format-version-information
+ *
+ * @property Version|null     $version
+ * @property EccLevel|null    $eccLevel
+ * @property MaskPattern|null $maskPattern
+ * @property int              $moduleCount
+ * @property int[][]          $matrix
  */
 class QRMatrix{
 
@@ -149,6 +156,22 @@ class QRMatrix{
 		$this->matrix      = $this->createMatrix($this->moduleCount, $this::M_NULL);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * This magic getter serves as an upgrade path for the deprecated property getter methods,
+	 * which will be removed in v7 in favor of asymmetric visibility (PHP 8.4+).
+	 *
+	 * @throws \chillerlan\QRCode\QRCodeException
+	 * @codeCoverageIgnore
+	 */
+	public function __get(string $name):mixed{
+
+		if(in_array($name, ['matrix', 'version', 'eccLevel', 'maskPattern', 'moduleCount'], true)){
+			return $this->{$name};
+		}
+
+		throw new QRCodeException('invalid property access');
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a 2-dimensional array (square) of the given $size
 	 *
@@ -177,6 +200,8 @@ class QRMatrix{
 	 * Returns the data matrix
 	 *
 	 * @return int[][]
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$matrix" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getMatrix():array{
 		return $this->matrix;
@@ -200,6 +225,8 @@ class QRMatrix{
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the current version number
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$version" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getVersion():Version|null{
 		return $this->version;
@@ -207,6 +234,8 @@ class QRMatrix{
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the current ECC level
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$eccLevel" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getEccLevel():EccLevel|null{
 		return $this->eccLevel;
@@ -214,6 +243,8 @@ class QRMatrix{
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the current mask pattern
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$maskPattern" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getMaskPattern():MaskPattern|null{
 		return $this->maskPattern;
@@ -223,6 +254,8 @@ class QRMatrix{
 	 * Returns the absoulute size of the matrix, including quiet zone (after setting it).
 	 *
 	 * size = version * 4 + 17 [ + 2 * quietzone size]
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7, use the property "QRMatrix::$moduleCount" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getSize():int{
 		return $this->moduleCount;
diff --git a/src/Detector/Detector.php b/src/Detector/Detector.php
index e66fe398c..091c4a11b 100644
--- a/src/Detector/Detector.php
+++ b/src/Detector/Detector.php
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ final class Detector{
 
 	/**
 	 * @return \chillerlan\QRCode\Detector\FinderPattern[]
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "Detector::$finderPatterns" instead.
 	 */
 	public function getFinderPatterns():array{
 		return $this->finderPatterns;
diff --git a/src/Detector/FinderPattern.php b/src/Detector/FinderPattern.php
index 8372956ca..4443464b5 100644
--- a/src/Detector/FinderPattern.php
+++ b/src/Detector/FinderPattern.php
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ final class FinderPattern extends ResultPoint{
 		$this->count = ($count ?? 1);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "FinderPattern::$count" instead.
+	 */
 	public function getCount():int{
 		return $this->count;
 	}
diff --git a/src/Detector/ResultPoint.php b/src/Detector/ResultPoint.php
index 8f3432a88..870cd237a 100644
--- a/src/Detector/ResultPoint.php
+++ b/src/Detector/ResultPoint.php
@@ -32,14 +32,23 @@ abstract class ResultPoint{
 		$this->estimatedModuleSize = $estimatedModuleSize;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ResultPoint::$x" instead.
+	 */
 	public function getX():float{
 		return $this->x;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ResultPoint::$y" instead.
+	 */
 	public function getY():float{
 		return $this->y;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed. In v7, use the property "ResultPoint::$estimatedModuleSize" instead.
+	 */
 	public function getEstimatedModuleSize():float{
 		return $this->estimatedModuleSize;
 	}
diff --git a/src/Output/QROutputAbstract.php b/src/Output/QROutputAbstract.php
index 7770bce50..354aaa151 100644
--- a/src/Output/QROutputAbstract.php
+++ b/src/Output/QROutputAbstract.php
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ abstract class QROutputAbstract implements QROutputInterface{
 	 */
 	protected int $length;
 
+	/**
+	 * The current module scale value (might have been modified)
+	 *
+	 * @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$scale
+	 */
+	protected int $scale;
+
 	/**
 	 * an (optional) array of color values for the several QR matrix parts
 	 *
@@ -57,25 +64,50 @@ abstract class QROutputAbstract implements QROutputInterface{
 	/**
 	 * @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$excludeFromConnect
 	 * @var int[]
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->excludeFromConnect` instead.
 	 */
 	protected array $excludeFromConnect;
+
 	/**
 	 * @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$keepAsSquare
 	 * @var int[]
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->keepAsSquare` instead.
 	 */
 	protected array $keepAsSquare;
-	/** @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$scale */
-	protected int $scale;
-	/** @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$connectPaths */
+
+	/**
+	 * @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$connectPaths
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->connectPaths` instead.
+	 */
 	protected bool $connectPaths;
-	/** @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$eol */
+
+	/**
+	 * @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$eol
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->eol` instead.
+	 */
 	protected string $eol;
-	/** @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$drawLightModules */
+
+	/**
+	 * @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$drawLightModules
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawLightModules` instead.
+	 */
 	protected bool $drawLightModules;
-	/** @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$drawCircularModules */
+
+	/**
+	 * @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$drawCircularModules
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->drawCircularModules` instead.
+	 */
 	protected bool $drawCircularModules;
-	/** @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$circleRadius */
+
+	/**
+	 * @see \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions::$circleRadius
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->circleRadius` instead.
+	 */
 	protected float $circleRadius;
+
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This property will be removed in v7, use `$this->options->circleRadius * 2` instead.
+	 */
 	protected float $circleDiameter;
 
 	/**
@@ -104,6 +136,8 @@ abstract class QROutputAbstract implements QROutputInterface{
 	 * in long loops for a significant performance increase.
 	 *
 	 * These variables are usually used in the "module" methods and are called up to 31329 times (at version 40).
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 6.0.1 This method will be removed in v7 without replacement (unnecessary).
 	 */
 	protected function copyVars():void{
 
@@ -127,7 +161,7 @@ abstract class QROutputAbstract implements QROutputInterface{
 	/**
 	 * Sets/updates the matrix dimensions
 	 *
-	 * Call this method if you modify the matrix from within your custom module in case the dimensions have been changed
+	 * Call this method if you modify the matrix from within your custom output class in case the dimensions have been changed
 	 */
 	protected function setMatrixDimensions():void{
 		$this->moduleCount = $this->matrix->getSize();