diff --git a/unstable/wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1.xml b/unstable/wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1.xml
index 85b57d7..8b20661 100644
--- a/unstable/wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1.xml
+++ b/unstable/wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     Once the protocol is to be declared stable, the 'z' prefix and the
     version number in the protocol and interface names are removed and the
     interface version number is reset.
+
+    Note! This protocol is deprecated and not intended for production use.
+    The ext-image-copy-capture-v1 protocol should be used instead.
   </description>
 
   <interface name="zwlr_screencopy_manager_v1" version="3">