diff --git a/src/binary.ts b/src/binary.ts
index 580f651a..b975663f 100644
--- a/src/binary.ts
+++ b/src/binary.ts
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ const UUID_WITH_DASHES = /^[0-9A-F]{8}-[0-9A-F]{4}-[0-9A-F]{4}-[0-9A-F]{4}-[0-9A
  * @public
  */
 export class UUID extends Binary {
+  /** @deprecated Hex string is no longer cached, this control will be removed in a future major release */
   static cacheHexString = false;
   /**
    * Create a UUID type