diff --git a/.changeset/famous-cougars-walk.md b/.changeset/famous-cougars-walk.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..465b03f86d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/famous-cougars-walk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
+---
+
+This package is marked as `deprecated` and will be removed in a near future, please follow the deprecated instructions for the exports you still use.
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/README.md b/packages/backend-common/README.md
index 71a15bfb5a..e9f2f43e83 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/README.md
+++ b/packages/backend-common/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # @backstage/backend-common
 
+> [!CAUTION]
+> This package is deprecated and will be removed in a near future, so please follow the deprecated instructions for the exports you still use.
+
 Common functionality library for Backstage backends, implementing logging,
 error handling and similar.
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts
index ad5621b5a9..e08bef3048 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 /**
  * Common functionality library for Backstage backends
  *
+ * @remarks
+ * This package is deprecated and will be removed in a near future, so please follow the deprecated instructions for the exports you still use.
+ *
  * @packageDocumentation
  */