diff --git a/distribution/pull_v2.go b/distribution/pull_v2.go
index dd91ff2157..77c5f645a0 100644
--- a/distribution/pull_v2.go
+++ b/distribution/pull_v2.go
@@ -392,9 +392,14 @@ func (p *v2Puller) pullV2Tag(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named, platform
 		if p.config.RequireSchema2 {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid manifest: not schema2")
 		}
-		msg := schema1DeprecationMessage(ref)
-		logrus.Warn(msg)
-		progress.Message(p.config.ProgressOutput, "", msg)
+
+		// give registries time to upgrade to schema2 and only warn if we know a registry has been upgraded long time ago
+		// TODO: condition to be removed
+		if reference.Domain(ref) == "docker.io" {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("Image %s uses outdated schema1 manifest format. Please upgrade to a schema2 image for better future compatibility. More information at https://docs.docker.com/registry/spec/deprecated-schema-v1/", ref)
+			logrus.Warn(msg)
+			progress.Message(p.config.ProgressOutput, "", msg)
+		}
 
 		id, manifestDigest, err = p.pullSchema1(ctx, ref, v, platform)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -791,7 +796,7 @@ func (p *v2Puller) pullManifestList(ctx context.Context, ref reference.Named, mf
 
 	switch v := manifest.(type) {
 	case *schema1.SignedManifest:
-		msg := schema1DeprecationMessage(ref)
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("[DEPRECATION NOTICE] v2 schema1 manifests in manifest lists are not supported and will break in a future release. Suggest author of %s to upgrade to v2 schema2. More information at https://docs.docker.com/registry/spec/deprecated-schema-v1/", ref)
 		logrus.Warn(msg)
 		progress.Message(p.config.ProgressOutput, "", msg)
 
diff --git a/distribution/push_v2.go b/distribution/push_v2.go
index e15384eba7..06863ad0d7 100644
--- a/distribution/push_v2.go
+++ b/distribution/push_v2.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (p *v2Pusher) pushV2Tag(ctx context.Context, ref reference.NamedTagged, id
 
 		logrus.Warnf("failed to upload schema2 manifest: %v - falling back to schema1", err)
 
-		msg := schema1DeprecationMessage(ref)
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("[DEPRECATION NOTICE] registry v2 schema1 support will be removed in an upcoming release. Please contact admins of the %s registry NOW to avoid future disruption. More information at https://docs.docker.com/registry/spec/deprecated-schema-v1/", reference.Domain(ref))
 		logrus.Warn(msg)
 		progress.Message(p.config.ProgressOutput, "", msg)
 
diff --git a/distribution/registry.go b/distribution/registry.go
index c474d14473..d81530b75c 100644
--- a/distribution/registry.go
+++ b/distribution/registry.go
@@ -156,7 +156,3 @@ func (th *existingTokenHandler) AuthorizeRequest(req *http.Request, params map[s
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", th.token))
 	return nil
 }
-
-func schema1DeprecationMessage(ref reference.Named) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("[DEPRECATION NOTICE] registry v2 schema1 support will be removed in an upcoming release. Please contact admins of the %s registry NOW to avoid future disruption.", reference.Domain(ref))
-}