diff --git a/lib/console/console.js b/lib/console/console.js
index 96026ab6..a65876e9 100644
--- a/lib/console/console.js
+++ b/lib/console/console.js
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ConsoleReporter = function() {
       },
       failedSuites = [];
 
+    print('ConsoleReporter is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.');
+
     this.jasmineStarted = function() {
       specCount = 0;
       failureCount = 0;