diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/contacts/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/contacts/index.ts
index 7fdb1562..d4a30155 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/contacts/index.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/contacts/index.ts
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ export class ContactFindOptions implements IContactFindOptions {
  * @description
  * Access and manage Contacts on the device.
  *
+ * @deprecated
+ * This plugin is being deprecated. No more work will be done on this plugin by the Cordova development community.
+ *  You can continue to use this plugin and it should work as-is in the future but any more arising issues will not be fixed by the Cordova community.
+ *
  * @usage
  *
  * ```typescript