diff --git a/images/configure/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/configure/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 8784713..873ae3f 100644
--- a/images/configure/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/configure/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 FROM codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu
 
 COPY [ "configure", "/coder/configure" ]
+
+USER root
+COPY deprecated.txt /etc/motd
+RUN echo '[ ! -z "$TERM" ] && cat /etc/motd' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
+USER coder
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/images/configure/deprecated.txt b/images/configure/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6028508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/configure/deprecated.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+##############################################################
+# DEPRECATED: this image is no longer updated.               #
+# Please migrate to codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu          #
+# or build a custom image FROM it.                           #
+# For more information see:                                  #
+# https://github.com/coder/enterprise-images/issues/238      #
+##############################################################
diff --git a/images/golang/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/golang/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index a1ca633..161d1a2 100644
--- a/images/golang/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/golang/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ ENV GOPATH /home/coder/go
 ENV GOBIN $GOPATH/bin
 ENV PATH $PATH:$GOBIN
 
+COPY deprecated.txt /etc/motd
+RUN echo '[ ! -z "$TERM" ] && cat /etc/motd' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
+
 # Set back to coder user
 USER coder
diff --git a/images/golang/deprecated.txt b/images/golang/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6028508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/golang/deprecated.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+##############################################################
+# DEPRECATED: this image is no longer updated.               #
+# Please migrate to codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu          #
+# or build a custom image FROM it.                           #
+# For more information see:                                  #
+# https://github.com/coder/enterprise-images/issues/238      #
+##############################################################
diff --git a/images/java/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/java/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 4f76efb..5d5fbeb 100644
--- a/images/java/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/java/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -52,5 +52,8 @@ RUN mkdir -p /usr/share/gradle /usr/share/gradle/ref \
 
 ENV PATH $PATH:$GRADLE_HOME/bin
 
+COPY deprecated.txt /etc/motd
+RUN echo '[ ! -z "$TERM" ] && cat /etc/motd' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
+
 # Set back to coder user
 USER coder
diff --git a/images/java/deprecated.txt b/images/java/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6028508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/java/deprecated.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+##############################################################
+# DEPRECATED: this image is no longer updated.               #
+# Please migrate to codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu          #
+# or build a custom image FROM it.                           #
+# For more information see:                                  #
+# https://github.com/coder/enterprise-images/issues/238      #
+##############################################################
diff --git a/images/jupyter/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/jupyter/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 022815d..e9f51a5 100644
--- a/images/jupyter/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/jupyter/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -8,5 +8,8 @@ RUN pip3 install jupyterlab==3.5.2 && \
     pip3 install jupyter-core==5.1.3 && \
     pip3 install notebook==6.5.2
 
+COPY deprecated.txt /etc/motd
+RUN echo '[ ! -z "$TERM" ] && cat /etc/motd' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
+
 # Set back to coder user
 USER coder
diff --git a/images/jupyter/deprecated.txt b/images/jupyter/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6028508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/jupyter/deprecated.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+##############################################################
+# DEPRECATED: this image is no longer updated.               #
+# Please migrate to codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu          #
+# or build a custom image FROM it.                           #
+# For more information see:                                  #
+# https://github.com/coder/enterprise-images/issues/238      #
+##############################################################
diff --git a/images/multieditor/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/multieditor/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 1ea670e..bd4deb4 100644
--- a/images/multieditor/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/multieditor/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -12,5 +12,8 @@ RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get update -y && \
     libxi6 \
     libgtk-3-0
 
+COPY deprecated.txt /etc/motd
+RUN echo '[ ! -z "$TERM" ] && cat /etc/motd' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
+
 # Set back to coder user
 USER coder
diff --git a/images/multieditor/deprecated.txt b/images/multieditor/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6028508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/multieditor/deprecated.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+##############################################################
+# DEPRECATED: this image is no longer updated.               #
+# Please migrate to codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu          #
+# or build a custom image FROM it.                           #
+# For more information see:                                  #
+# https://github.com/coder/enterprise-images/issues/238      #
+##############################################################
diff --git a/images/node/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/node/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index b466aca..27dda13 100644
--- a/images/node/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/node/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -13,5 +13,8 @@ RUN curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | apt-key add -
 RUN echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
 RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get update && apt-get install -y yarn
 
+COPY deprecated.txt /etc/motd
+RUN echo '[ ! -z "$TERM" ] && cat /etc/motd' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
+
 # Set back to coder user
 USER coder
diff --git a/images/node/deprecated.txt b/images/node/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6028508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/node/deprecated.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+##############################################################
+# DEPRECATED: this image is no longer updated.               #
+# Please migrate to codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu          #
+# or build a custom image FROM it.                           #
+# For more information see:                                  #
+# https://github.com/coder/enterprise-images/issues/238      #
+##############################################################
diff --git a/images/ruby/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/ruby/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 9a6fa23..6dad619 100644
--- a/images/ruby/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/ruby/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@ RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" apt-get update -y && \
 COPY ./install-ruby.sh /tmp
 RUN chmod +x /tmp/install-ruby.sh && /tmp/install-ruby.sh
 
+COPY deprecated.txt /etc/motd
+RUN echo '[ ! -z "$TERM" ] && cat /etc/motd' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
+
 # Set back to coder user
 USER coder
diff --git a/images/ruby/deprecated.txt b/images/ruby/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6028508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/ruby/deprecated.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+##############################################################
+# DEPRECATED: this image is no longer updated.               #
+# Please migrate to codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu          #
+# or build a custom image FROM it.                           #
+# For more information see:                                  #
+# https://github.com/coder/enterprise-images/issues/238      #
+##############################################################
diff --git a/images/rust/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/rust/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index a2bf30e..1536b6f 100644
--- a/images/rust/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/rust/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@ RUN /tmp/rustup.sh -y \
 # Validate that cargo and rustc are available
 RUN cargo --version && rustc --version
 
+COPY deprecated.txt /etc/motd
+RUN echo '[ ! -z "$TERM" ] && cat /etc/motd' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
+
 # Set back to coder user
 USER coder
diff --git a/images/rust/deprecated.txt b/images/rust/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6028508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/rust/deprecated.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+##############################################################
+# DEPRECATED: this image is no longer updated.               #
+# Please migrate to codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu          #
+# or build a custom image FROM it.                           #
+# For more information see:                                  #
+# https://github.com/coder/enterprise-images/issues/238      #
+##############################################################
diff --git a/images/vnc/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/images/vnc/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 82fa838..9e2ac36 100644
--- a/images/vnc/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/images/vnc/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ RUN $VNC_SETUP_SCRIPTS/set_user_permission.sh $VNC_ROOT_DIR \
 COPY ["./coder", "/coder"]
 RUN chmod +x /coder/configure
 
+COPY deprecated.txt /etc/motd
+RUN echo '[ ! -z "$TERM" ] && cat /etc/motd' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
+
 USER coder
 
 RUN $VNC_SETUP_SCRIPTS/no_vnc.sh
diff --git a/images/vnc/deprecated.txt b/images/vnc/deprecated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6028508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/vnc/deprecated.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+##############################################################
+# DEPRECATED: this image is no longer updated.               #
+# Please migrate to codercom/enterprise-base:ubuntu          #
+# or build a custom image FROM it.                           #
+# For more information see:                                  #
+# https://github.com/coder/enterprise-images/issues/238      #
+##############################################################