diff --git a/go/vcs/vcs.go b/go/vcs/vcs.go
index 54d850535d2..edbdf60827a 100644
--- a/go/vcs/vcs.go
+++ b/go/vcs/vcs.go
@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@
 // and using version control systems, which can be used to
 // implement behavior similar to the standard "go get" command.
 //
-// This package is a copy of internal code in package cmd/go/internal/get,
-// modified to make the identifiers exported. It's provided here
-// for developers who want to write tools with similar semantics.
-// It needs to be manually kept in sync with upstream when changes are
-// made to cmd/go/internal/get; see https://golang.org/issue/11490.
+// Deprecated: Use the go list command with -json flag instead,
+// which implements up-to-date import path resolution behavior,
+// module support, and includes the latest security fixes.
+//
+// This package was a copy of internal code in package cmd/go/internal/get
+// before module support, modified to make the identifiers exported.
+// It was provided here for developers who wanted to write tools with similar semantics.
+// It needed to be manually kept in sync with upstream when changes were
+// made to cmd/go/internal/get, as tracked in go.dev/issue/11490.
+// By now, it has diverged significantly from upstream cmd/go/internal/get
+// behavior and is not being actively updated.
 package vcs // import "golang.org/x/tools/go/vcs"
 
 import (