diff --git a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Cycle.java b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Cycle.java
index 909ddedfc..9d283cd62 100644
--- a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Cycle.java
+++ b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Cycle.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI;
 
+import static com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI.State.EXPERIMENTAL;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI.Usage.ACCESS;
 
 /**
@@ -29,12 +30,12 @@
  *
  * @param <EDGE> The type of the edges forming the cycle
  */
-@PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+@PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
 public interface Cycle<EDGE extends Edge<?>> {
 
     /**
      * @return The edges of the {@link Cycle}
      */
-    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
     List<EDGE> getEdges();
 }
diff --git a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/CycleDetector.java b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/CycleDetector.java
index 68bc6ef3f..6b07212fa 100644
--- a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/CycleDetector.java
+++ b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/CycleDetector.java
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 
 import com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI;
 
+import static com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI.State.EXPERIMENTAL;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI.Usage.ACCESS;
 
 /**
  * @see #detectCycles(Collection, Collection)
  */
-@PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+@PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
 public final class CycleDetector {
     private CycleDetector() {
     }
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ private CycleDetector() {
      * @param edges The edges connecting the nodes of the graph
      * @return All cycles within the graph created from the passed nodes and edges.
      */
-    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
     public static <NODE, EDGE extends Edge<NODE>> Cycles<EDGE> detectCycles(Collection<NODE> nodes, Collection<EDGE> edges) {
         Graph<NODE, EDGE> graph = new Graph<>();
         graph.addNodes(nodes);
diff --git a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Cycles.java b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Cycles.java
index 658ef4807..c51ca759d 100644
--- a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Cycles.java
+++ b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Cycles.java
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
 
 import com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI;
 
+import static com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI.State.EXPERIMENTAL;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI.Usage.ACCESS;
 
-@PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+@PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
 public interface Cycles<EDGE extends Edge<?>> extends Collection<Cycle<EDGE>> {
 
     /**
@@ -31,6 +32,6 @@ public interface Cycles<EDGE extends Edge<?>> extends Collection<Cycle<EDGE>> {
      *         The maximum number of cycles at which the algorithm will stop can be configured by the {@code archunit.properties}
      *         property {@value CycleConfiguration#MAX_NUMBER_OF_CYCLES_TO_DETECT_PROPERTY_NAME}.
      */
-    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
     boolean maxNumberOfCyclesReached();
 }
diff --git a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Edge.java b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Edge.java
index a5131df60..72d5aa112 100644
--- a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Edge.java
+++ b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/Edge.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI;
 
+import static com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI.State.EXPERIMENTAL;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI.Usage.ACCESS;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI.Usage.INHERITANCE;
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ public interface Edge<NODE> {
 
     NODE getTarget();
 
-    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
     static <N> Edge<N> create(N origin, N target) {
         return new SimpleEdge<>(origin, target);
     }
diff --git a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/rules/CycleArchCondition.java b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/rules/CycleArchCondition.java
index 549b8e8c1..ed10129af 100644
--- a/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/rules/CycleArchCondition.java
+++ b/archunit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/archunit/library/cycle_detection/rules/CycleArchCondition.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import static com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet.toImmutableSet;
 import static com.google.common.collect.MultimapBuilder.hashKeys;
+import static com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI.State.EXPERIMENTAL;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.PublicAPI.Usage.ACCESS;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.library.cycle_detection.CycleConfiguration.MAX_NUMBER_OF_CYCLES_TO_DETECT_PROPERTY_NAME;
 import static com.tngtech.archunit.library.cycle_detection.rules.CycleRuleConfiguration.MAX_NUMBER_OF_DEPENDENCIES_TO_SHOW_PER_EDGE_PROPERTY_NAME;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@
  *
  * @param <COMPONENT> The type of the component to check dependencies between
  */
-@PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+@PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
 public final class CycleArchCondition<COMPONENT> extends ArchCondition<COMPONENT> {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CycleArchCondition.class);
 
@@ -297,12 +298,12 @@ private List<String> dependenciesDescription(ComponentDependency<COMPONENT> edge
         }
     }
 
-    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
     public static <COMPONENT> NeedsRetrieveClasses<COMPONENT> builder() {
         return new Builder<>();
     }
 
-    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
     public static final class Builder<COMPONENT> implements NeedsRetrieveClasses<COMPONENT>, NeedsRetrieveDescription<COMPONENT>, NeedsRetrieveOutgoingDependencies<COMPONENT> {
         private Function<? super COMPONENT, Iterable<JavaClass>> retrieveClasses;
         private Function<? super COMPONENT, String> retrieveDescription;
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ public Builder<COMPONENT> retrieveOutgoingDependenciesBy(Function<? super COMPON
         /**
          * @param relevantClassDependenciesPredicate A {@link Predicate} to decide which {@link Dependency dependencies} are relevant when checking for cycles
          */
-        @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+        @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
         public Builder<COMPONENT> onlyConsiderDependencies(Predicate<? super Dependency> relevantClassDependenciesPredicate) {
             this.relevantClassDependenciesPredicate = checkNotNull(relevantClassDependenciesPredicate);
             return this;
@@ -342,36 +343,36 @@ public Builder<COMPONENT> onlyConsiderDependencies(Predicate<? super Dependency>
         /**
          * @return A new {@link CycleArchCondition}
          */
-        @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+        @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
         public CycleArchCondition<COMPONENT> build() {
             return new CycleArchCondition<>(retrieveClasses, retrieveDescription, retrieveOutgoingDependencies, relevantClassDependenciesPredicate);
         }
     }
 
-    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
     public interface NeedsRetrieveClasses<COMPONENT> {
         /**
          * @param retrieveClasses A {@link Function} to retrieve the contained {@link JavaClass classes} for any given {@code COMPONENT}
          */
-        @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+        @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
         NeedsRetrieveDescription<COMPONENT> retrieveClassesBy(Function<? super COMPONENT, Iterable<JavaClass>> retrieveClasses);
     }
 
-    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
     public interface NeedsRetrieveDescription<COMPONENT> {
         /**
          * @param retrieveDescription A {@link Function} to retrieve the description of a {@code COMPONENT}
          */
-        @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+        @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
         NeedsRetrieveOutgoingDependencies<COMPONENT> retrieveDescriptionBy(Function<? super COMPONENT, String> retrieveDescription);
     }
 
-    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+    @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
     public interface NeedsRetrieveOutgoingDependencies<COMPONENT> {
         /**
          * @param retrieveOutgoingDependencies A {@link Function} to retrieve the outgoing {@link Dependency dependencies} of a {@code COMPONENT}
          */
-        @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS)
+        @PublicAPI(usage = ACCESS, state = EXPERIMENTAL)
         Builder<COMPONENT> retrieveOutgoingDependenciesBy(Function<? super COMPONENT, Set<Dependency>> retrieveOutgoingDependencies);
     }
 }