diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
index 3ed08cfb3741a..f91a88c15bf9e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ export abstract class BaseCommand extends Command {
 				'Support for MySQL/MariaDB has been deprecated and will be removed with an upcoming version of n8n. Please migrate to PostgreSQL.',
 			);
 		}
+		if (process.env.EXECUTIONS_PROCESS === 'own') {
+			LoggerProxy.warn(
+				'Own mode has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version of n8n. If you need the isolation and performance gains, please consider using queue mode.',
+			);
+		}
 
 		this.instanceId = this.userSettings.instanceId ?? '';
 		await Container.get(PostHogClient).init(this.instanceId);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
index 1a9413167f63e..0abc3e1a9ae82 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export const schema = {
 		// If this option gets set to "main" it will run them in the
 		// main-process instead.
 		process: {
-			doc: 'In what process workflows should be executed',
+			doc: 'In what process workflows should be executed. Note: Own mode has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version as well as this setting.',
 			format: ['main', 'own'] as const,
 			default: 'own',
 			env: 'EXECUTIONS_PROCESS',