diff --git a/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/cmd.go b/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/cmd.go
index 5ec76b916..0a5c8b82c 100644
--- a/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/cmd.go
+++ b/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/cmd.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	clictx "ocm.software/ocm/api/cli"
+	"ocm.software/ocm/api/ocm"
 	"ocm.software/ocm/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/create"
 	"ocm.software/ocm/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/transfer"
 	"ocm.software/ocm/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/names"
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ var Names = names.ComponentArchive
 // NewCommand creates a new command.
 func NewCommand(ctx clictx.Context) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := utils.MassageCommand(&cobra.Command{
-		Short: "Commands acting on component archives",
+		Short:      "Commands acting on component archives",
+		Deprecated: "Deprecated - use " + ocm.CommonTransportFormat + " instead",
 	}, Names...)
 	cmd.AddCommand(transfer.NewCommand(ctx, transfer.Verb))
 	cmd.AddCommand(create.NewCommand(ctx, create.Verb))
diff --git a/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/create/cmd.go b/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/create/cmd.go
index 47b093c24..415bea431 100644
--- a/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/create/cmd.go
+++ b/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/create/cmd.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 
 	clictx "ocm.software/ocm/api/cli"
+	"ocm.software/ocm/api/ocm"
 	"ocm.software/ocm/api/ocm/compdesc"
 	metav1 "ocm.software/ocm/api/ocm/compdesc/meta/v1"
 	"ocm.software/ocm/api/ocm/extensions/attrs/compatattr"
@@ -53,7 +54,14 @@ type Command struct {
 // Deprecated: Component Archive (CA) - https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/C05UWBE8R1D/p1734357630853489
 // NewCommand creates a new ctf command.
 func NewCommand(ctx clictx.Context, names ...string) *cobra.Command {
-	return utils.SetupCommand(&Command{BaseCommand: utils.NewBaseCommand(ctx, formatoption.New(comparch.GetFormats()...), fileoption.NewCompArch(), schemaoption.New(compdesc.DefaultSchemeVersion))}, utils.Names(Names, names...)...)
+	c := utils.SetupCommand(
+		&Command{BaseCommand: utils.NewBaseCommand(ctx,
+			formatoption.New(comparch.GetFormats()...),
+			fileoption.NewCompArch(),
+			schemaoption.New(compdesc.DefaultSchemeVersion))},
+		utils.Names(Names, names...)...)
+	c.Deprecated = "Deprecated - use " + ocm.CommonTransportFormat + " instead"
+	return c
 }
 
 // Deprecated: Component Archive (CA) - https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/C05UWBE8R1D/p1734357630853489
diff --git a/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/transfer/cmd.go b/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/transfer/cmd.go
index 1e9d88da9..68aa89e59 100644
--- a/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/transfer/cmd.go
+++ b/cmds/ocm/commands/ocmcmds/componentarchive/transfer/cmd.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type Command struct {
 // Deprecated: Component Archive (CA) - https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/C05UWBE8R1D/p1734357630853489
 // NewCommand creates a new transfer command.
 func NewCommand(ctx clictx.Context, names ...string) *cobra.Command {
-	return utils.SetupCommand(
+	c := utils.SetupCommand(
 		&Command{BaseCommand: utils.NewBaseCommand(ctx,
 			formatoption.New(),
 			lookupoption.New(),
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ func NewCommand(ctx clictx.Context, names ...string) *cobra.Command {
 			rscbyvalueoption.New(),
 			srcbyvalueoption.New(),
 		)}, utils.Names(Names, names...)...)
+	c.Deprecated = "Deprecated - use " + ocm.CommonTransportFormat + " instead"
+	return c
 }
 
 // Deprecated: Component Archive (CA) - https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/C05UWBE8R1D/p1734357630853489