diff --git a/plugins/doc_fragments/vultr.py b/plugins/doc_fragments/vultr.py
index cb5cfb6..e9d911e 100644
--- a/plugins/doc_fragments/vultr.py
+++ b/plugins/doc_fragments/vultr.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2017 René Moser <mail@renemoser.net>
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 
@@ -54,5 +55,11 @@ class ModuleDocFragment(object):
 requirements:
   - python >= 2.6
 notes:
-  - Also see the API documentation on https://www.vultr.com/api/.
+  - Also see the API documentation on https://www.vultr.com/api/v1/.
+
+deprecated:
+  removed_in: 2.0.0
+  why: This module uses the deprecated Vultr v1 API.
+  alternative: Please use the vultr.cloud collection instead.
+
 '''
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/vultr.py b/plugins/module_utils/vultr.py
index 81e7b62..74b3908 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/vultr.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/vultr.py
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@
 # Simplified BSD License (see licenses/simplified_bsd.txt or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 import os
-import time
 import random
+import time
 import urllib
+
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native, to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import configparser
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text, to_native
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
 
-
 VULTR_API_ENDPOINT = "https://api.vultr.com"
 VULTR_USER_AGENT = 'Ansible Vultr'
 
@@ -40,6 +41,14 @@ def __init__(self, module, namespace):
                 collection_name='ngine_io.vultr',
                 version='2.0.0')  # Was Ansbile 2.11
 
+        module.deprecate(
+            msg="This module is deprecated, it uses the deprecated Vultr v1 API. "
+            "Please switch to the modules in collection vultr.cloud as soon as possible. "
+            "Also see https://galaxy.ansible.com/vultr/cloud.",
+            collection_name="ngine_io.vultr",
+            version="2.0.0"
+        )
+
         self.module = module
 
         # Namespace use for returns