diff --git a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
index 6dfa0a7..61d0031 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
@@ -1131,6 +1131,8 @@
 
 
 def main():
+    print("Javelin is deprecated and will be removed from Tempest in the "
+          "future.")
     global RES
     get_options()
     setup_logging()