diff --git a/cli/src/cordova.ts b/cli/src/cordova.ts
index 216e465cf..4e3026f9d 100644
--- a/cli/src/cordova.ts
+++ b/cli/src/cordova.ts
@@ -679,6 +679,9 @@ export function needsStaticPod(plugin: Plugin, config: Config): boolean {
     'onesignal-cordova-plugin',
   ];
   if (config.app.extConfig?.cordova?.staticPlugins) {
+    logger.warn(
+      'cordova.staticPlugins is deprecated, make sure you are using latest version of the plugin',
+    );
     pluginList = pluginList.concat(
       config.app.extConfig?.cordova?.staticPlugins,
     );
diff --git a/cli/src/declarations.ts b/cli/src/declarations.ts
index 43954f56d..3f61213fc 100644
--- a/cli/src/declarations.ts
+++ b/cli/src/declarations.ts
@@ -580,7 +580,10 @@ export interface CapacitorConfig {
      * List of Cordova plugins that need to be static but are not
      * already in the static plugin list.
      *
+     * It's deprecated and will be removed in Capacitor 7
+     *
      * @since 3.3.0
+     * @deprecated 6.1.1
      */
     staticPlugins?: string[];
   };