diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 15bca7b..53c6a65 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "rejson"
-version = "0.5.6"
+version = "0.5.7"
 description = "RedisJSON Python Client"
 authors = ["RedisLabs <oss@redislabs.com>"]
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ classifiers = [
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
     'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
     'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-    'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable'
+    'Development Status :: 7 - Inactive'
 ]
 keywords = ["Redis JSON Extension"]
 
diff --git a/rejson/__init__.py b/rejson/__init__.py
index 9e75027..45ee68d 100644
--- a/rejson/__init__.py
+++ b/rejson/__init__.py
@@ -123,3 +123,7 @@ def decode(self, obj):
 __version__ = "0.5.4"
 from .client import Client
 from .path import Path
+from warnings import warn
+warn("Please upgrade to redis-py (https://pypi.org/project/redis/) "
+"This library is deprecated, and all features have been merged into redis-py.",
+DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)