diff --git a/manifests/drivers/staging.pp b/manifests/drivers/staging.pp
index d3389961..bbf1ed4e 100644
--- a/manifests/drivers/staging.pp
+++ b/manifests/drivers/staging.pp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class ironic::drivers::staging (
   include ironic::deps
   include ironic::params
 
+  warning('Support for staging driver has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release.')
+
   if $::ironic::params::staging_drivers_package {
     package { 'ironic-staging-drivers':
       ensure => $package_ensure,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-staging-b41fc5da465b559b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-staging-b41fc5da465b559b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d9c55f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-staging-b41fc5da465b559b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    Support for staging driver has been deprecated.