diff --git a/stew/shims/net.nim b/stew/shims/net.nim
index d31a6d1..cc152dd 100644
--- a/stew/shims/net.nim
+++ b/stew/shims/net.nim
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{.deprecated: "use std/net".}
+
 import std/net as stdNet
 export stdNet