diff --git a/docker-java-transport-jersey/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/jaxrs/JerseyDockerHttpClient.java b/docker-java-transport-jersey/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/jaxrs/JerseyDockerHttpClient.java
index f15e97712..78a65cf63 100644
--- a/docker-java-transport-jersey/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/jaxrs/JerseyDockerHttpClient.java
+++ b/docker-java-transport-jersey/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/jaxrs/JerseyDockerHttpClient.java
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated use Apache HttpClient 5-based transport
+ */
+@Deprecated
 public final class JerseyDockerHttpClient implements DockerHttpClient {
 
     public static final class Builder {