diff --git a/manifests/qos.pp b/manifests/qos.pp
index 6e9567b2..9e36bcb0 100644
--- a/manifests/qos.pp
+++ b/manifests/qos.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # == Define: cinder::qos
 #
+# DEPRECATED !
 # Creates cinder QOS and assigns properties and volume type
 #
 # === Parameters
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ define cinder::qos (
 
   include cinder::deps
 
+    warning('The cinder::type is deprecated, please use the cinder_qos resource.')
+
   cinder_qos { $name:
     ensure       => present,
     properties   => $properties,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-cinder-qos-e47dcf3da78f37f9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-cinder-qos-e47dcf3da78f37f9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f3c2add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-cinder-qos-e47dcf3da78f37f9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``cinder::qos`` resource type has been deprecated.
+    Use the ``cinder_qos`` class directly instead.