diff --git a/manifests/backend/dellemc_xtremio_iscsi.pp b/manifests/backend/dellemc_xtremio_iscsi.pp
index 7d9d8024..2896ac55 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/dellemc_xtremio_iscsi.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/dellemc_xtremio_iscsi.pp
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ define cinder::backend::dellemc_xtremio_iscsi (
 
   include cinder::deps
 
+  warning('The cinder::backend::dellemc_xtremio_iscsi is deprecated and will be removed in V-release, \
+please use cinder::backend::dellemc_xtremio resource instead.')
+
   $driver = 'dell_emc.xtremio.XtremIOISCSIDriver'
   cinder_config {
     "${name}/volume_backend_name":               value => $volume_backend_name;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/xtremio_iscsi_driver-deprecate-c428e372280c44e4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/xtremio_iscsi_driver-deprecate-c428e372280c44e4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1523e59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/xtremio_iscsi_driver-deprecate-c428e372280c44e4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - cinder::backend::delemc_xtremio_iscsi is deprecated and will be
+    removed in the V-release, use new
+    resource cinder::backend::dellemc_xtremio instead.