diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index caa5520..7a40947 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "redisearch"
-version = "2.1.1"
+version = "2.1.2"
 description = "RedisSearch Python Client"
 authors = ["RedisLabs <oss@redislabs.com>"]
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ classifiers = [
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
     'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
     'License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
-    'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable'
+    'Development Status :: 7 - Inactive'
 
 ]
 keywords = ["Redis Search Extension"]
diff --git a/redisearch/__init__.py b/redisearch/__init__.py
index 473af6c..af2c450 100644
--- a/redisearch/__init__.py
+++ b/redisearch/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from warnings import warn
 from .result import Result
 from .document import Document
 from .client import Client, NumericField, TextField, GeoField, TagField, IndexDefinition
@@ -6,3 +7,6 @@
 from .auto_complete import AutoCompleter, Suggestion
 
 
+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)