diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-mapr-51-090423438e3dda20.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-mapr-51-090423438e3dda20.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9af76186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-mapr-51-090423438e3dda20.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - MapR 5.1.0.mrv2 is now deprecated and will be removed in Ocata release.
+    It is recommended to use MapR 5.2.0.mrv2 instead.
+
diff --git a/sahara/plugins/mapr/plugin.py b/sahara/plugins/mapr/plugin.py
index 6030c34d..0cb862df 100644
--- a/sahara/plugins/mapr/plugin.py
+++ b/sahara/plugins/mapr/plugin.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class MapRPlugin(p.ProvisioningPluginBase):
             'plugin_labels': {'enabled': {'status': True}},
             'version_labels': {
                 '5.2.0.mrv2': {'enabled': {'status': True}},
-                '5.1.0.mrv2': {'enabled': {'status': True}},
+                '5.1.0.mrv2': {'enabled': {'status': True},
+                               'deprecated': {'status': True}},
                 '5.0.0.mrv2': {'enabled': {'status': False},
                                'deprecated': {'status': True}}
             }