diff --git a/apis/dscinitialization/v1/dscinitialization_types.go b/apis/dscinitialization/v1/dscinitialization_types.go
index c283286021d..7fcf7bb273d 100644
--- a/apis/dscinitialization/v1/dscinitialization_types.go
+++ b/apis/dscinitialization/v1/dscinitialization_types.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ type DSCInitializationSpec struct {
 // DevFlags defines list of fields that can be used by developers to test customizations. This is not recommended
 // to be used in production environment.
 type DevFlags struct {
+	// ## DEPRECATED ## : ManifestsUri set on DSCI is not maintained.
 	// Custom manifests uri for odh-manifests
 	// +optional
 	ManifestsUri string `json:"manifestsUri,omitempty"`
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/dscinitialization.opendatahub.io_dscinitializations.yaml b/bundle/manifests/dscinitialization.opendatahub.io_dscinitializations.yaml
index a4138f67837..377cad15951 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/dscinitialization.opendatahub.io_dscinitializations.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/dscinitialization.opendatahub.io_dscinitializations.yaml
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ spec:
                     - default
                     type: string
                   manifestsUri:
-                    description: Custom manifests uri for odh-manifests
+                    description: |-
+                      ## DEPRECATED ## : ManifestsUri set on DSCI is not maintained.
+                      Custom manifests uri for odh-manifests
                     type: string
                 type: object
               monitoring:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/dscinitialization.opendatahub.io_dscinitializations.yaml b/config/crd/bases/dscinitialization.opendatahub.io_dscinitializations.yaml
index d1750a44756..9bf56ff0e74 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/dscinitialization.opendatahub.io_dscinitializations.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/dscinitialization.opendatahub.io_dscinitializations.yaml
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ spec:
                     - default
                     type: string
                   manifestsUri:
-                    description: Custom manifests uri for odh-manifests
+                    description: |-
+                      ## DEPRECATED ## : ManifestsUri set on DSCI is not maintained.
+                      Custom manifests uri for odh-manifests
                     type: string
                 type: object
               monitoring:
diff --git a/docs/api-overview.md b/docs/api-overview.md
index 926028e7d10..6b890558b9c 100644
--- a/docs/api-overview.md
+++ b/docs/api-overview.md
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 
 | Field | Description | Default | Validation |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| `manifestsUri` _string_ | Custom manifests uri for odh-manifests |  |  |
+| `manifestsUri` _string_ | ## DEPRECATED ## : ManifestsUri set on DSCI is not maintained.<br />Custom manifests uri for odh-manifests |  |  |
 | `logmode` _string_ | ## DEPRECATED ##: Ignored, use LogLevel instead | production | Enum: [devel development prod production default] <br /> |
 | `logLevel` _string_ | Override Zap log level. Can be "debug", "info", "error" or a number (more verbose). |  |  |