diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f701e0c..e21292b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "redistimeseries"
-version = "1.4.4"
+version = "1.4.5"
 description = "RedisTimeSeries 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 TimeSeries Extension"]
 
diff --git a/redistimeseries/__init__.py b/redistimeseries/__init__.py
index 8dee4bf..13c9477 100644
--- a/redistimeseries/__init__.py
+++ b/redistimeseries/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 from ._version import __version__
+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)