diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jythonscripting/README.md b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jythonscripting/README.md
index f99c9ee708b00..3ac055294b5ae 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jythonscripting/README.md
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jythonscripting/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Jython Scripting
+# Jython Scripting (DEPRECATED)
::: tip Note:
Currently, the development of Jython stopped at version 2.7 with no definite timeline to support Python 3.x.
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jythonscripting/src/main/resources/OH-INF/addon/addon.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jythonscripting/src/main/resources/OH-INF/addon/addon.xml
index b3bf3cf5a8f9c..b6a78869b5b2b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jythonscripting/src/main/resources/OH-INF/addon/addon.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jythonscripting/src/main/resources/OH-INF/addon/addon.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
xsi:schemaLocation="https://openhab.org/schemas/addon/v1.0.0 https://openhab.org/schemas/addon-1.0.0.xsd">
automation
- Jython Scripting
+ Jython Scripting (DEPRECATED)
This adds a Jython script engine.
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