diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc2eeb6..c58e530 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@
 
   Internal reference: `#127570`.
 
+* Modernize deprecation handling to fix the issue where deprecation warnings
+  would lead to deprecation warnings themselves.
+
+  Internal reference: `#128487`.
 
 * Freeze default empty array in `RailsOps::Context#op_chain`.
+
 ## 1.5.5 (2024-03-14)
 
 * Add instance method `lock_model_at_build?` to
diff --git a/lib/rails_ops.rb b/lib/rails_ops.rb
index f40f095..8ca63f1 100644
--- a/lib/rails_ops.rb
+++ b/lib/rails_ops.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ def self.without_authorization(&_block)
       Thread.current[AUTH_THREAD_STORAGE_KEY] = previous_value
     end
   end
+
+  # @private
+  def self.deprecator
+    @deprecator ||= ActiveSupport::Deprecation.new('2.0', 'RailsOps')
+  end
 end
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/rails_ops/model_mixins/virtual_has_one.rb b/lib/rails_ops/model_mixins/virtual_has_one.rb
index a16bb56..748f877 100644
--- a/lib/rails_ops/model_mixins/virtual_has_one.rb
+++ b/lib/rails_ops/model_mixins/virtual_has_one.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module VirtualHasOne
 
       module ClassMethods
         def virtual_has_one(name, base_class, required: false, default: nil, type: Integer)
-          ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn('virtual_has_one is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.')
+          RailsOps.deprecator.warn('virtual_has_one is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.')
 
           fk = "#{name}_id"
           attribute fk, type, default: default
diff --git a/lib/rails_ops/railtie.rb b/lib/rails_ops/railtie.rb
index 7bdbce6..4d96b7f 100644
--- a/lib/rails_ops/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/rails_ops/railtie.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 module RailsOps
   # @private
   class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
-    initializer 'rails_ops' do |_app|
+    initializer 'rails_ops' do |app|
+      # ---------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Register deprecator
+      # ---------------------------------------------------------------
+      app.deprecators[:rails_ops] = RailsOps.deprecator if app
+
       # ---------------------------------------------------------------
       # Load hookup config eagerly at application startup unless
       # in development mode.
diff --git a/test/unit/rails_ops/operation/model_test.rb b/test/unit/rails_ops/operation/model_test.rb
index c54aeef..cf92163 100644
--- a/test/unit/rails_ops/operation/model_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/rails_ops/operation/model_test.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def test_virtual_model_name
   def test_virtual_model_write_attribute
     cls = Class.new(RailsOps::Operation::Model) do
       model RailsOps::VirtualModel, 'Example' do
-        attribute :name, default: 'name'
+        attribute :name, default: 'name'.freeze
       end
     end