diff --git a/api/v1alpha4/doc.go b/api/v1alpha4/doc.go
index e92818cacd..530d6a6de8 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha4/doc.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha4/doc.go
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 // +kubebuilder:object:generate=true
 // +groupName=infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io
 // +k8s:conversion-gen=github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-provider-nutanix/api/v1beta1
+//
+// Deprecated: This package will be removed in one of the next releases.
 package v1alpha4
diff --git a/api/v1alpha4/nutanixcluster_types.go b/api/v1alpha4/nutanixcluster_types.go
index aee5d1ca93..41cd6cb18c 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha4/nutanixcluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha4/nutanixcluster_types.go
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ type NutanixClusterStatus struct {
 //+kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="Ready",type="string",JSONPath=".status.ready",description="in ready status"
 
 // NutanixCluster is the Schema for the nutanixclusters API
+// +kubebuilder:deprecatedversion:warning=v1alpha4 NutanixCluster is deprecated and marked as unserved. It will be removed in a future release. Use v1beta1 NutanixCluster instead.
+// +kubebuilder:unservedversion
 type NutanixCluster struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
diff --git a/api/v1alpha4/nutanixmachine_types.go b/api/v1alpha4/nutanixmachine_types.go
index 734ec67e54..eb6eff3815 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha4/nutanixmachine_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha4/nutanixmachine_types.go
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ type NutanixMachineStatus struct {
 // +kubebuilder:printcolumn:name="ProviderID",type="string",JSONPath=".spec.providerID",description="NutanixMachine instance ID"
 
 // NutanixMachine is the Schema for the nutanixmachines API
+// +kubebuilder:deprecatedversion:warning=v1alpha4 NutanixMachine is deprecated and marked as unserved. It will be removed in a future release. Use v1beta1 NutanixMachine instead.
+// +kubebuilder:unservedversion
 type NutanixMachine struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixclusters.yaml
index 51db10964d..67f0bb6b0f 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixclusters.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .status.ready
       name: Ready
       type: string
+    deprecated: true
+    deprecationWarning: v1alpha4 NutanixCluster is deprecated and marked as unserved.
+      It will be removed in a future release. Use v1beta1 NutanixCluster instead.
     name: v1alpha4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ spec:
                 type: boolean
             type: object
         type: object
-    served: true
+    served: false
     storage: false
     subresources:
       status: {}
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixmachines.yaml b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixmachines.yaml
index 9fdcd05370..764a74d808 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixmachines.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_nutanixmachines.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .spec.providerID
       name: ProviderID
       type: string
+    deprecated: true
+    deprecationWarning: v1alpha4 NutanixMachine is deprecated and marked as unserved.
+      It will be removed in a future release. Use v1beta1 NutanixMachine instead.
     name: v1alpha4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -351,7 +354,7 @@ spec:
                 type: string
             type: object
         type: object
-    served: true
+    served: false
     storage: false
     subresources:
       status: {}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 25dca7dbbc..8da3d3cea6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
 
-	infrav1alpha4 "github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-provider-nutanix/api/v1alpha4"
+	infrav1alpha4 "github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-provider-nutanix/api/v1alpha4" //nolint:staticcheck // deprecated package; will be removed in one of the next releases
 	infrav1 "github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-provider-nutanix/api/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-provider-nutanix/controllers"
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports