diff --git a/manifests/proxy/swauth.pp b/manifests/proxy/swauth.pp
index e9e739f2..94744c0d 100644
--- a/manifests/proxy/swauth.pp
+++ b/manifests/proxy/swauth.pp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class swift::proxy::swauth(
 
   include swift::deps
 
+  warning('Support for swauth has been deprecaed and will be removed in a futue release.')
+
   package { 'python-swauth':
     ensure => $package_ensure,
     tag    => 'swift-package',
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-swauth-6fa98d40e43dfe63.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-swauth-6fa98d40e43dfe63.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c979322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-swauth-6fa98d40e43dfe63.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``swift::proxy::swauth`` class, which configures the ``swauth``
+    middleware, has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release,
+    because the middleware is no longer maintained.