diff --git a/api/v1beta1/bgppeer_types.go b/api/v1beta1/bgppeer_types.go
index 4fe950e9af8..a5cc96d141a 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/bgppeer_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/bgppeer_types.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ type BGPPeerStatus struct {
 //+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="ASN",type=string,JSONPath=`.spec.peerASN`
 //+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="BFD Profile",type=string,JSONPath=`.spec.bfdProfile`
 //+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Multi Hops",type=string,JSONPath=`.spec.ebgpMultiHop`
+//+kubebuilder:deprecatedversion:warning="v1beta1 is deprecated, please use v1beta2"
 
 // BGPPeer is the Schema for the peers API.
 type BGPPeer struct {
diff --git a/charts/metallb/charts/crds/templates/crds.yaml b/charts/metallb/charts/crds/templates/crds.yaml
index 61f100ed425..97086a4c3c9 100644
--- a/charts/metallb/charts/crds/templates/crds.yaml
+++ b/charts/metallb/charts/crds/templates/crds.yaml
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ spec:
         - jsonPath: .spec.ebgpMultiHop
           name: Multi Hops
           type: string
+      deprecated: true
+      deprecationWarning: v1beta1 is deprecated, please use v1beta2
       name: v1beta1
       schema:
         openAPIV3Schema:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/metallb.io_bgppeers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/metallb.io_bgppeers.yaml
index 65607767740..fecd3e5e9e4 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/metallb.io_bgppeers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/metallb.io_bgppeers.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .spec.ebgpMultiHop
       name: Multi Hops
       type: string
+    deprecated: true
+    deprecationWarning: v1beta1 is deprecated, please use v1beta2
     name: v1beta1
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
diff --git a/config/manifests/metallb-frr-k8s-prometheus.yaml b/config/manifests/metallb-frr-k8s-prometheus.yaml
index 4b2aa591e85..b70daa26168 100644
--- a/config/manifests/metallb-frr-k8s-prometheus.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/metallb-frr-k8s-prometheus.yaml
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .spec.ebgpMultiHop
       name: Multi Hops
       type: string
+    deprecated: true
+    deprecationWarning: v1beta1 is deprecated, please use v1beta2
     name: v1beta1
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
diff --git a/config/manifests/metallb-frr-k8s.yaml b/config/manifests/metallb-frr-k8s.yaml
index ff25daae3b0..5c245c59fec 100644
--- a/config/manifests/metallb-frr-k8s.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/metallb-frr-k8s.yaml
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .spec.ebgpMultiHop
       name: Multi Hops
       type: string
+    deprecated: true
+    deprecationWarning: v1beta1 is deprecated, please use v1beta2
     name: v1beta1
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
diff --git a/config/manifests/metallb-frr-prometheus.yaml b/config/manifests/metallb-frr-prometheus.yaml
index 808020c9323..d6f35c5394f 100644
--- a/config/manifests/metallb-frr-prometheus.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/metallb-frr-prometheus.yaml
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .spec.ebgpMultiHop
       name: Multi Hops
       type: string
+    deprecated: true
+    deprecationWarning: v1beta1 is deprecated, please use v1beta2
     name: v1beta1
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
diff --git a/config/manifests/metallb-frr.yaml b/config/manifests/metallb-frr.yaml
index e3164a1bccc..8a685b9927c 100644
--- a/config/manifests/metallb-frr.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/metallb-frr.yaml
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .spec.ebgpMultiHop
       name: Multi Hops
       type: string
+    deprecated: true
+    deprecationWarning: v1beta1 is deprecated, please use v1beta2
     name: v1beta1
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
diff --git a/config/manifests/metallb-native-prometheus.yaml b/config/manifests/metallb-native-prometheus.yaml
index 435b132582a..220eed00464 100644
--- a/config/manifests/metallb-native-prometheus.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/metallb-native-prometheus.yaml
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .spec.ebgpMultiHop
       name: Multi Hops
       type: string
+    deprecated: true
+    deprecationWarning: v1beta1 is deprecated, please use v1beta2
     name: v1beta1
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
diff --git a/config/manifests/metallb-native.yaml b/config/manifests/metallb-native.yaml
index f30a32f1a16..999ff8ec402 100644
--- a/config/manifests/metallb-native.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/metallb-native.yaml
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ spec:
     - jsonPath: .spec.ebgpMultiHop
       name: Multi Hops
       type: string
+    deprecated: true
+    deprecationWarning: v1beta1 is deprecated, please use v1beta2
     name: v1beta1
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
diff --git a/website/content/configuration/_index.md b/website/content/configuration/_index.md
index 131a932274a..6d6f22a8f0a 100644
--- a/website/content/configuration/_index.md
+++ b/website/content/configuration/_index.md
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ or more external BGP routers.
 In order to do so, an instance of `BGPPeer` must be created for each
 router we want metallb to connect to.
 
+{{% notice note %}}
+The BGPPeer v1beta1 version is deprecated. Please consider using v1beta2.
+{{% /notice %}}
+
 For a basic configuration featuring one BGP router and one IP address
 range, you need 4 pieces of information: