diff --git a/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/Strings/resources.resjson/en-US/resources.resjson b/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/Strings/resources.resjson/en-US/resources.resjson
index 484a7694c67f..525a90a6b2d6 100644
--- a/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/Strings/resources.resjson/en-US/resources.resjson
+++ b/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/Strings/resources.resjson/en-US/resources.resjson
@@ -96,4 +96,5 @@
   "loc.messages.VersionNumberHasTheWrongFormat": "The version number: %s doesn't have the correct format. Versions can be given in the following formats: 2.x   => Install latest in major version. 2.2.x => Install latest in major and minor version. 2.2.104 => Install exact version. Find the value of `version` for installing SDK/Runtime, from the releases.json. The link to releases.json of that major.minor version can be found in [**releases-index file.**](https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/release-metadata/releases-index.json). Like link to releases.json for 2.2 version is https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/release-metadata/2.2/releases.json",
   "loc.messages.OnlyExplicitVersionAllowed": "Only explicit versions and accepted, such as: 2.2.301. Version: %s is not valid.",
   "loc.messages.SupportPhaseNotPresentInChannel": "support-phase is not present in the channel with channel-version %s."
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "loc.messages.DepricatedVersionNetCore": "NET Core version you specfied %s is out of support and will be removed from hosted agents soon. Please refer to https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-support for more information about the .NET support policy."
+}
diff --git a/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/task.json b/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/task.json
index 2b8a2a99c343..bb170a355287 100644
--- a/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/task.json
+++ b/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/task.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
     "version": {
         "Major": 2,
-        "Minor": 191,
+        "Minor": 195,
         "Patch": 0
     },
     "satisfies": [
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
         "FailedToReadGlobalJson": "The global.json at path: '%s' has the wrong format. For information about global.json, visit here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/global-json. Error while trying to read: %s",
         "VersionNumberHasTheWrongFormat": "The version number: %s doesn't have the correct format. Versions can be given in the following formats: 2.x   => Install latest in major version. 2.2.x => Install latest in major and minor version. 2.2.104 => Install exact version. Find the value of `version` for installing SDK/Runtime, from the releases.json. The link to releases.json of that major.minor version can be found in [**releases-index file.**](https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/release-metadata/releases-index.json). Like link to releases.json for 2.2 version is https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/release-metadata/2.2/releases.json",
         "OnlyExplicitVersionAllowed": "Only explicit versions and accepted, such as: 2.2.301. Version: %s is not valid.",
-        "SupportPhaseNotPresentInChannel": "support-phase is not present in the channel with channel-version %s."
+        "SupportPhaseNotPresentInChannel": "support-phase is not present in the channel with channel-version %s.",
+        "DepricatedVersionNetCore": "NET Core version you specfied %s is out of support and will be removed from hosted agents soon. Please refer to https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-support for more information about the .NET support policy."
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/task.loc.json b/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/task.loc.json
index c5bab768295e..c00bd64225ce 100644
--- a/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/task.loc.json
+++ b/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/task.loc.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
   "version": {
     "Major": 2,
-    "Minor": 191,
+    "Minor": 195,
     "Patch": 0
   },
   "satisfies": [
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
     "FailedToReadGlobalJson": "ms-resource:loc.messages.FailedToReadGlobalJson",
     "VersionNumberHasTheWrongFormat": "ms-resource:loc.messages.VersionNumberHasTheWrongFormat",
     "OnlyExplicitVersionAllowed": "ms-resource:loc.messages.OnlyExplicitVersionAllowed",
-    "SupportPhaseNotPresentInChannel": "ms-resource:loc.messages.SupportPhaseNotPresentInChannel"
+    "SupportPhaseNotPresentInChannel": "ms-resource:loc.messages.SupportPhaseNotPresentInChannel",
+    "DepricatedVersionNetCore": "ms-resource:loc.messages.DepricatedVersionNetCore"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/usedotnet.ts b/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/usedotnet.ts
index 27f4a593fd17..0675b4ddfe6e 100644
--- a/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/usedotnet.ts
+++ b/Tasks/UseDotNetV2/usedotnet.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ import { VersionInfo, VersionParts } from "./models"
 import { NuGetInstaller } from "./nugetinstaller";
 import { error } from 'util';
 
+
+function checkVersionForDeprecationAndNotify(versionSpec: string | null): void {
+    if (versionSpec != null && versionSpec.startsWith("2.1")) {
+        tl.warning(tl.loc('DepricatedVersionNetCore',versionSpec));
+    }
+}
+
 async function run() {
     let useGlobalJson: boolean = tl.getBoolInput('useGlobalJson');
     let packageType = (tl.getInput('packageType') || "sdk").toLowerCase();;
@@ -34,6 +41,7 @@ async function run() {
         // By default disable Multi Level Lookup unless user wants it enabled.
         tl.setVariable("DOTNET_MULTILEVEL_LOOKUP", !performMultiLevelLookup ? "0" : "1");
     }
+
     // Add dot net tools path to "PATH" environment variables, so that tools can be used directly.
     addDotNetCoreToolPath();
     // Install NuGet version specified by user or 4.4.1 in case none is specified
@@ -70,6 +78,8 @@ async function installDotNet(
             let url = versionFetcher.getDownloadUrl(version);
             if (!dotNetCoreInstaller.isVersionInstalled(version.getVersion())) {
                 await dotNetCoreInstaller.downloadAndInstall(version, url);
+            } else {
+                checkVersionForDeprecationAndNotify(versionSpec);
             }
         }
     } else if (versionSpec) {
@@ -82,6 +92,8 @@ async function installDotNet(
         }
         if (!dotNetCoreInstaller.isVersionInstalled(versionInfo.getVersion())) {
             await dotNetCoreInstaller.downloadAndInstall(versionInfo, versionFetcher.getDownloadUrl(versionInfo));
+        } else {
+            checkVersionForDeprecationAndNotify(versionSpec);
         }
     } else {
         throw new error("Hey developer you have called the method `installDotNet` without a `versionSpec` or without `useGlobalJson`. that is impossible.");