diff --git a/api/v1beta1/cluster_types.go b/api/v1beta1/cluster_types.go
index 9e3095837359..4e5adab14073 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/cluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/cluster_types.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ type Topology struct {
 	// RolloutAfter performs a rollout of the entire cluster one component at a time,
 	// control plane first and then machine deployments.
 	// +optional
+	// Deprecated: This field has no function and is going to be removed in the next apiVersion.
 	RolloutAfter *metav1.Time `json:"rolloutAfter,omitempty"`
 
 	// ControlPlane describes the cluster control plane.
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.openapi.go b/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.openapi.go
index e2612b1a9712..45a5e207e84a 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.openapi.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.openapi.go
@@ -3147,7 +3147,7 @@ func schema_sigsk8sio_cluster_api_api_v1beta1_Topology(ref common.ReferenceCallb
 					},
 					"rolloutAfter": {
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
-							Description: "RolloutAfter performs a rollout of the entire cluster one component at a time, control plane first and then machine deployments.",
+							Description: "RolloutAfter performs a rollout of the entire cluster one component at a time, control plane first and then machine deployments. Deprecated: This field has no function and is going to be removed in the next apiVersion.",
 							Ref:         ref("k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1.Time"),
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_clusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_clusters.yaml
index 0f5d6fd43c69..4874c59b3cd5 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_clusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/cluster.x-k8s.io_clusters.yaml
@@ -1007,9 +1007,10 @@ spec:
                         type: integer
                     type: object
                   rolloutAfter:
-                    description: RolloutAfter performs a rollout of the entire cluster
+                    description: 'RolloutAfter performs a rollout of the entire cluster
                       one component at a time, control plane first and then machine
-                      deployments.
+                      deployments. Deprecated: This field has no function and is going
+                      to be removed in the next apiVersion.'
                     format: date-time
                     type: string
                   variables: