diff --git a/include/mbedtls/sha256.h b/include/mbedtls/sha256.h
index 9b8d91d..73d9544 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/sha256.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/sha256.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+/* MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_HW_ACCEL_FAILED is deprecated and should not be used. */
+#define MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_HW_ACCEL_FAILED                -0x0037  /**< SHA-256 hardware accelerator failed */
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA                 -0x0074  /**< SHA-256 input data was malformed. */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -150,6 +152,72 @@
 int mbedtls_internal_sha256_process( mbedtls_sha256_context *ctx,
                                      const unsigned char data[64] );
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_REMOVED)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_WARNING)
+#define MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED      __attribute__((deprecated))
+#else
+#define MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED
+#endif
+/**
+ * \brief          This function starts a SHA-224 or SHA-256 checksum
+ *                 calculation.
+ *
+ * \deprecated     Superseded by mbedtls_sha256_starts_ret() in 2.7.0.
+ *
+ * \param ctx      The context to use. This must be initialized.
+ * \param is224    Determines which function to use. This must be
+ *                 either \c 0 for SHA-256, or \c 1 for SHA-224.
+ */
+MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED void mbedtls_sha256_starts( mbedtls_sha256_context *ctx,
+                                               int is224 );
+
+/**
+ * \brief          This function feeds an input buffer into an ongoing
+ *                 SHA-256 checksum calculation.
+ *
+ * \deprecated     Superseded by mbedtls_sha256_update_ret() in 2.7.0.
+ *
+ * \param ctx      The SHA-256 context to use. This must be
+ *                 initialized and have a hash operation started.
+ * \param input    The buffer holding the data. This must be a readable
+ *                 buffer of length \p ilen Bytes.
+ * \param ilen     The length of the input data in Bytes.
+ */
+MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED void mbedtls_sha256_update( mbedtls_sha256_context *ctx,
+                                               const unsigned char *input,
+                                               size_t ilen );
+
+/**
+ * \brief          This function finishes the SHA-256 operation, and writes
+ *                 the result to the output buffer.
+ *
+ * \deprecated     Superseded by mbedtls_sha256_finish_ret() in 2.7.0.
+ *
+ * \param ctx      The SHA-256 context. This must be initialized and
+ *                 have a hash operation started.
+ * \param output   The SHA-224 or SHA-256 checksum result. This must be
+ *                 a writable buffer of length \c 32 Bytes.
+ */
+MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED void mbedtls_sha256_finish( mbedtls_sha256_context *ctx,
+                                               unsigned char output[32] );
+
+/**
+ * \brief          This function processes a single data block within
+ *                 the ongoing SHA-256 computation. This function is for
+ *                 internal use only.
+ *
+ * \deprecated     Superseded by mbedtls_internal_sha256_process() in 2.7.0.
+ *
+ * \param ctx      The SHA-256 context. This must be initialized.
+ * \param data     The buffer holding one block of data. This must be
+ *                 a readable buffer of size \c 64 Bytes.
+ */
+MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED void mbedtls_sha256_process( mbedtls_sha256_context *ctx,
+                                                const unsigned char data[64] );
+
+#undef MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED
+#endif /* !MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_REMOVED */
+
 /**
  * \brief          This function calculates the SHA-224 or SHA-256
  *                 checksum of a buffer.
@@ -173,6 +241,41 @@
                         unsigned char output[32],
                         int is224 );
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_REMOVED)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_WARNING)
+#define MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED      __attribute__((deprecated))
+#else
+#define MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * \brief          This function calculates the SHA-224 or SHA-256 checksum
+ *                 of a buffer.
+ *
+ *                 The function allocates the context, performs the
+ *                 calculation, and frees the context.
+ *
+ *                 The SHA-256 result is calculated as
+ *                 output = SHA-256(input buffer).
+ *
+ * \deprecated     Superseded by mbedtls_sha256_ret() in 2.7.0.
+ *
+ * \param input    The buffer holding the data. This must be a readable
+ *                 buffer of length \p ilen Bytes.
+ * \param ilen     The length of the input data in Bytes.
+ * \param output   The SHA-224 or SHA-256 checksum result. This must be
+ *                 a writable buffer of length \c 32 Bytes.
+ * \param is224    Determines which function to use. This must be either
+ *                 \c 0 for SHA-256, or \c 1 for SHA-224.
+ */
+MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED void mbedtls_sha256( const unsigned char *input,
+                                        size_t ilen,
+                                        unsigned char output[32],
+                                        int is224 );
+
+#undef MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED
+#endif /* !MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_REMOVED */
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_SELF_TEST)
 
 /**