diff --git a/.changeset/wild-dolphins-lick.md b/.changeset/wild-dolphins-lick.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdd5827b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wild-dolphins-lick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
+---
+
+**DEPRECATION**: Deprecated the `RefreshIntervalFunction` and `createRandomRefreshInterval` in favour of the `ProcessingIntervalFunction` and `createRandomProcessingInterval` type and method respectively. Please migrate to use the new names.
+
+**DEPRECATION**: Deprecated the `setRefreshInterval` and `setRefreshIntervalSeconds` methods on the `CatalogBuilder` for the new `setProcessingInterval` and `setProcessingIntervalSeconds` methods. Please migrate to use the new names.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
index ce55bc5937..3d7de6ba95 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
    *
    * @deprecated use {@link CatalogBuilder#setProcessingIntervalSeconds} instead
    */
-  setRefreshIntervalSeconds(seconds: number): CatalogBuilder {
+  setRefreshIntervalSecon0ds(seconds: number): CatalogBuilder {
+    this.env.logger.warn(
+      '[DEPRECATION] - CatalogBuilder.setRefreshIntervalSeconds is deprecated. Use CatalogBuilder.setProcessingIntervalSeconds instead.',
+    );
     this.processingInterval = createRandomProcessingInterval({
       minSeconds: seconds,
       maxSeconds: seconds * 1.5,
@@ -225,6 +228,9 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
    * @deprecated use {@link CatalogBuilder#setProcessingInterval} instead
    */
   setRefreshInterval(refreshInterval: RefreshIntervalFunction): CatalogBuilder {
+    this.env.logger.warn(
+      '[DEPRECATION] - CatalogBuilder.setRefreshInterval is deprecated. Use CatalogBuilder.setProcessingInterval instead.',
+    );
     this.processingInterval = refreshInterval;
     return this;
   }