diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ecaff5b09..6080888df 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ extern crate mio;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate log;
 
+use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
-use std::process::{ExitStatus, Command, Output, Stdio};
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::process::{self, ExitStatus, Output, Stdio};
 
 use futures::{Future, Poll, IntoFuture};
 use futures::future::{Flatten, FutureResult, Either, ok};
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ pub trait CommandExt {
 }
 
 
-impl CommandExt for Command {
+impl CommandExt for process::Command {
     fn spawn_async(&mut self, handle: &Handle) -> io::Result<Child> {
         let mut child = Child {
             child: imp::Child::new(try!(self.spawn()), handle),
@@ -441,3 +443,102 @@ impl Read for ChildStderr {
         self.inner.read(bytes)
     }
 }
+
+// deprecated from 0.1.0
+
+#[deprecated(note = "use std::process::Command instead")]
+#[allow(deprecated, missing_docs)]
+pub struct Command {
+    inner: process::Command,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    handle: Handle,
+}
+
+#[deprecated(note = "use std::process::Command instead")]
+#[allow(deprecated, missing_docs)]
+pub struct Spawn {
+    inner: Box<Future<Item=Child, Error=io::Error>>,
+}
+
+#[deprecated(note = "use std::process::Command instead")]
+#[allow(deprecated, missing_docs)]
+impl Command {
+    pub fn new<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(exe: T, handle: &Handle) -> Command {
+        Command::_new(exe.as_ref(), handle)
+    }
+
+    fn _new(exe: &OsStr, handle: &Handle) -> Command {
+        Command {
+            inner: process::Command::new(exe),
+            handle: handle.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn arg<S: AsRef<OsStr>>(&mut self, arg: S) -> &mut Command {
+        self._arg(arg.as_ref())
+    }
+
+    fn _arg(&mut self, arg: &OsStr) -> &mut Command {
+        self.inner.arg(arg);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn args<S: AsRef<OsStr>>(&mut self, args: &[S]) -> &mut Command {
+        for arg in args {
+            self._arg(arg.as_ref());
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn env<K, V>(&mut self, key: K, val: V) -> &mut Command
+        where K: AsRef<OsStr>, V: AsRef<OsStr>
+    {
+        self._env(key.as_ref(), val.as_ref())
+    }
+
+    fn _env(&mut self, key: &OsStr, val: &OsStr) -> &mut Command {
+        self.inner.env(key, val);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn env_remove<K: AsRef<OsStr>>(&mut self, key: K) -> &mut Command {
+        self._env_remove(key.as_ref())
+    }
+
+    fn _env_remove(&mut self, key: &OsStr) -> &mut Command {
+        self.inner.env_remove(key);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn env_clear(&mut self) -> &mut Command {
+        self.inner.env_clear();
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn current_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(&mut self, dir: P) -> &mut Command {
+        self._current_dir(dir.as_ref())
+    }
+
+    fn _current_dir(&mut self, dir: &Path) -> &mut Command {
+        self.inner.current_dir(dir);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn spawn(mut self) -> Spawn {
+        Spawn {
+            inner: self.inner.spawn_async(&self.handle).into_future().boxed()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[deprecated(note = "use std::process::Command instead")]
+#[allow(deprecated)]
+impl Future for Spawn {
+    type Item = Child;
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Child, io::Error> {
+        self.inner.poll()
+    }
+}
+