diff --git a/lib/puma/capistrano.rb b/lib/puma/capistrano.rb
index fc685298..d3064590 100644
--- a/lib/puma/capistrano.rb
+++ b/lib/puma/capistrano.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+$stderr.puts "DEPRECATED: To manage puma with capistrano, use https://github.com/seuros/capistrano-puma"
+
 Capistrano::Configuration.instance.load do
 
   # Ensure the tmp/sockets directory is created by the deploy:setup task and