diff --git a/docs/monorepo.md b/docs/monorepo.md
index a6a634c8a2b0d..f2bd53c0b6f1f 100644
--- a/docs/monorepo.md
+++ b/docs/monorepo.md
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ We use `composer.json` to hold metadata about projects. Much of our generic tool
 * `.extra.autotagger`: Set truthy to enable automatic release-version tagging in the mirror repo. See [Mirror repositories > Autotagger](#autotagger) for details.
 * `.extra.changelogger`: Configuration object for [Changelogger](#jetpack-changelogger). See [its documentation](https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-changelogger#configuration) for details.
 * `.extra.changelogger-default-type`: Certain of our tools automatically create Changelogger change entries. This is the value to use for `--type` when doing so. Default type is `changed`.
-* `.extra.dependencies.build`: This optional array specifies the "slugs" of any within-monorepo build dependencies that can't otherwise be inferred. The "slug" consists of the two levels of directory under `projects/`, e.g. `plugins/jetpack` or `packages/lazy-images`.
-* `.extra.dependencies.test`: This optional array specifies the "slugs" of any within-monorepo testing dependencies that can't otherwise be inferred. The "slug" consists of the two levels of directory under `projects/`, e.g. `plugins/jetpack` or `packages/lazy-images`. See [Testing](#testing) for details.
+* `.extra.dependencies.build`: This optional array specifies the "slugs" of any within-monorepo build dependencies that can't otherwise be inferred. The "slug" consists of the two levels of directory under `projects/`, e.g. `plugins/jetpack` or `packages/changelogger`.
+* `.extra.dependencies.test`: This optional array specifies the "slugs" of any within-monorepo testing dependencies that can't otherwise be inferred. The "slug" consists of the two levels of directory under `projects/`, e.g. `plugins/jetpack` or `packages/changelogger`. See [Testing](#testing) for details.
 * `.extra.dependencies.test-only`: This optional array specifies the "slugs" of any within-monorepo dependencies that are only used for testing and/or static analysis and should be ignored otherwise when analyzing intra-monorepo dependencies.
 * `.extra.dev-releases`: Indicate that the plugin will have developer alpha releases. Instead of the mirror repositories showing "VER-alpha", they'll start at "VER-a.0" and you can use the `-a` flag to the release tooling to release "VER-a.1".
 * `.extra.mirror-repo`: This specifies the name of the GitHub mirror repo, i.e. the "Automattic/jetpack-_something_" in "<span>https://</span>github.com/Automattic/jetpack-_something_".
diff --git a/projects/packages/lazy-images/README.md b/projects/packages/lazy-images/README.md
index edf39c5188cd0..3e34477b9479b 100644
--- a/projects/packages/lazy-images/README.md
+++ b/projects/packages/lazy-images/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 Speed up your site and create a smoother viewing experience by loading images as visitors scroll down the screen, instead of all at once.
 
+> [!CAUTION]
+> This package is abandoned. WordPress Core now uses browsers' native lazy loading, and the code in here conflicts with the Interactivity API added in Gutenberg 16.6.
+
 ## Usage
 
 ```php
diff --git a/projects/packages/lazy-images/changelog/update-abandon-lazy-images-package b/projects/packages/lazy-images/changelog/update-abandon-lazy-images-package
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..872868d03bf26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/lazy-images/changelog/update-abandon-lazy-images-package
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: deprecated
+
+Mark package as abandoned.
diff --git a/projects/packages/lazy-images/composer.json b/projects/packages/lazy-images/composer.json
index dcda8cec925dc..58ed98381bfbd 100644
--- a/projects/packages/lazy-images/composer.json
+++ b/projects/packages/lazy-images/composer.json
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@
 		"allow-plugins": {
 			"roots/wordpress-core-installer": true
 		}
-	}
+	},
+	"abandoned": true
 }