diff --git a/examples/parametertree.py b/examples/parametertree.py
index b44b0c9a..936e5ba6 100644
--- a/examples/parametertree.py
+++ b/examples/parametertree.py
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ params = [
         {'name': 'Integer', 'type': 'int', 'value': 10},
         {'name': 'Float', 'type': 'float', 'value': 10.5, 'step': 0.1, 'finite': False},
         {'name': 'String', 'type': 'str', 'value': "hi", 'tip': 'Well hello'},
-        {'name': 'List', 'type': 'list', 'values': [1,2,3], 'value': 2},
-        {'name': 'Named List', 'type': 'list', 'values': {"one": 1, "two": "twosies", "three": [3,3,3]}, 'value': 2},
+        {'name': 'List', 'type': 'list', 'limits': [1,2,3], 'value': 2},
+        {'name': 'Named List', 'type': 'list', 'limits': {"one": 1, "two": "twosies", "three": [3,3,3]}, 'value': 2},
         {'name': 'Boolean', 'type': 'bool', 'value': True, 'tip': "This is a checkbox"},
         {'name': 'Color', 'type': 'color', 'value': "#FF0", 'tip': "This is a color button"},
         {'name': 'Gradient', 'type': 'colormap'},
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/exporters/CSVExporter.py b/pyqtgraph/exporters/CSVExporter.py
index a134e788..17732649 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/exporters/CSVExporter.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/exporters/CSVExporter.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ class CSVExporter(Exporter):
     def __init__(self, item):
         Exporter.__init__(self, item)
         self.params = Parameter(name='params', type='group', children=[
-            {'name': 'separator', 'title': translate("Exporter", 'separator'), 'type': 'list', 'value': 'comma', 'values': ['comma', 'tab']},
+            {'name': 'separator', 'title': translate("Exporter", 'separator'), 'type': 'list', 'value': 'comma', 'limits': ['comma', 'tab']},
             {'name': 'precision', 'title': translate("Exporter", 'precision'), 'type': 'int', 'value': 10, 'limits': [0, None]},
-            {'name': 'columnMode', 'title': translate("Exporter", 'columnMode'), 'type': 'list', 'values': ['(x,y) per plot', '(x,y,y,y) for all plots']}
+            {'name': 'columnMode', 'title': translate("Exporter", 'columnMode'), 'type': 'list', 'limits': ['(x,y) per plot', '(x,y,y,y) for all plots']}
         ])
         
     def parameters(self):
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/exporters/HDF5Exporter.py b/pyqtgraph/exporters/HDF5Exporter.py
index 6fbeeb23..5012c021 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/exporters/HDF5Exporter.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/exporters/HDF5Exporter.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class HDF5Exporter(Exporter):
         self.params = Parameter(name='params', type='group', children=[
             {'name': 'Name', 'title': translate("Exporter", 'Name'), 'type': 'str', 'value': 'Export', },
             {'name': 'columnMode', 'title': translate("Exporter", 'columnMode'), 'type': 'list',
-             'values': ['(x,y) per plot', '(x,y,y,y) for all plots']},
+             'limits': ['(x,y) per plot', '(x,y,y,y) for all plots']},
         ])
         
     def parameters(self):
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/parametertree/parameterTypes/list.py b/pyqtgraph/parametertree/parameterTypes/list.py
index 644bd600..96d2fba3 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/parametertree/parameterTypes/list.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/parametertree/parameterTypes/list.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import warnings
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from .basetypes import WidgetParameterItem
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class ListParameter(Parameter):
 
     In addition to the generic :class:`~pyqtgraph.parametertree.Parameter`
     options, this parameter type accepts a ``limits`` argument specifying the
-    list of allowed values.  ``values`` is an alias and may be used instead.
+    list of allowed values.
 
     The values may generally be of any data type, as long as they can be
     represented as a string. If the string representation provided is
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ class ListParameter(Parameter):
 
         # Parameter uses 'limits' option to define the set of allowed values
         if 'values' in opts:
+            warnings.warn('Using "values" to set limits is deprecated and will be removed in 0.13. Use "limits"'
+                          ' instead.', DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
             opts['limits'] = opts['values']
         if opts.get('limits', None) is None:
             opts['limits'] = []