diff --git a/cmd/checkIfStepActive.go b/cmd/checkIfStepActive.go
index 473984fa14..ae39623f89 100644
--- a/cmd/checkIfStepActive.go
+++ b/cmd/checkIfStepActive.go
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ func checkIfStepActive(utils piperutils.FileUtils) error {
 		runSteps = runConfigV1.RunSteps
 		runStages = runConfigV1.RunStages
 	} else {
+		log.Entry().Warning("This step is using deprecated format of stage conditions which will be removed in Jan 2024. " +
+			"To avoid pipeline breakage, please call checkIfStepActive command with --useV1 flag.",
+		)
 		runConfig := &config.RunConfig{StageConfigFile: stageConfigFile}
 		err = runConfig.InitRunConfig(projectConfig, nil, nil, nil, nil, doublestar.Glob, checkStepActiveOptions.openFile)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/getDefaults.go b/cmd/getDefaults.go
index 98b2bd998a..c69ddd056e 100644
--- a/cmd/getDefaults.go
+++ b/cmd/getDefaults.go
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ func getDefaults() ([]map[string]string, error) {
 			var yamlContent string
 
 			if !defaultsOptions.useV1 {
+				log.Entry().Warning("This step is using deprecated format of stage conditions which will be removed in Jan 2024. " +
+					"To avoid pipeline breakage, please call getDefaults command with --useV1 flag.",
+				)
 				var c config.Config
 				c.ReadConfig(fc)