diff --git a/Doc/library/getopt.rst b/Doc/library/getopt.rst
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--- a/Doc/library/getopt.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/getopt.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 **Source code:** :source:`Lib/getopt.py`
 
+.. deprecated:: 3.13
+   The :mod:`getopt` module is deprecated and will not be developed further;
+   development will continue with the :mod:`argparse` module.
+
 .. note::
 
    The :mod:`getopt` module is a parser for command line options whose API is