--- ../modules/panda/bin/panda
+++ ../modules/panda/bin/panda
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 }
 
 END {
+     note "\nDEPRECATED\n'panda' is shortly to be removed from Rakudo Star and replaced by 'zef'.\n'zef' is available in this release and recommended over 'panda'";
     rm_rf '.panda-work' if '.panda-work'.IO.e;
 
     for %failed.kv -> $source,$messages {