diff --git a/website/docs/maintenance/backups/index.md b/website/docs/maintenance/backups/index.md
index bf5feef3c..c5643b46f 100644
--- a/website/docs/maintenance/backups/index.md
+++ b/website/docs/maintenance/backups/index.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 title: Backup and restore
 ---
 
+:::error
+Integrated backups are deprecated and will be removed in a future authentik release.
+:::
+
 :::warning
 Local backups are only supported for docker-compose installs. If you want to backup a Kubernetes instance locally, use an S3-compatible server such as [minio](https://min.io/)
 :::
diff --git a/website/docs/releases/v2022.1.md b/website/docs/releases/v2022.1.md
index 67269f38e..da51432b1 100644
--- a/website/docs/releases/v2022.1.md
+++ b/website/docs/releases/v2022.1.md
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ This release mostly removes legacy fields and features that have been deprecated
 
   The deprecated /api/v2beta/ Endpoint is removed. Use `/api/v3/`.
 
+- Backup:
+
+  The integrated backup has been deprecated for the following reasons:
+
+  - Difficulty with restores not working properly
+  - Inflexible configuration (fixed retention, limited to once a day, only S3 supported)
+  - Most users will already have an existing backup infrastructure
+
 ## Minor changes/fixes
 
 - core: dont return 404 when trying to view key of expired token