diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-opensearchservice/lib/version.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-opensearchservice/lib/version.ts
index 739aa5cad3476..d5934627ab938 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-opensearchservice/lib/version.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-opensearchservice/lib/version.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ export class EngineVersion {
   /** AWS OpenSearch 2.9 */
   public static readonly OPENSEARCH_2_9 = EngineVersion.openSearch('2.9');
 
-  /** AWS OpenSearch 2.10 */
+  /**
+   * AWS OpenSearch 2.10
+   * @deprecated use latest version of the OpenSearch engine
+   **/
   public static readonly OPENSEARCH_2_10 = EngineVersion.openSearch('2.10');
 
   /** AWS OpenSearch 2.11 */