diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-set-script.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-set-script.md
index 0fc267f760c81..8695b43f14423 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-set-script.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-set-script.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ description: Set tasks in the scripts section of package.json
 ### Synopsis
 An npm command that lets you create a task in the `scripts` section of the `package.json`.
 
+Deprecated.
+
 <!-- AUTOGENERATED USAGE DESCRIPTIONS START -->
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/commands/set-script.js -->
diff --git a/lib/commands/birthday.js b/lib/commands/birthday.js
index c7b5b31c54a62..3a36401cb8347 100644
--- a/lib/commands/birthday.js
+++ b/lib/commands/birthday.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 const BaseCommand = require('../base-command.js')
+const log = require('../utils/log-shim')
 
 class Birthday extends BaseCommand {
   static name = 'birthday'
-  static description = 'Birthday'
+  static description = 'Birthday, deprecated'
   static ignoreImplicitWorkspace = true
   static isShellout = true
 
   async exec () {
+    log.warn('birthday', 'birthday is deprecated, and will be removed in a future version.')
     this.npm.config.set('yes', true)
     return this.npm.exec('exec', ['@npmcli/npm-birthday'])
   }
diff --git a/lib/commands/set-script.js b/lib/commands/set-script.js
index a6b7c3a50cdaf..f2ff9e47b8e6a 100644
--- a/lib/commands/set-script.js
+++ b/lib/commands/set-script.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const log = require('../utils/log-shim')
 
 const BaseCommand = require('../base-command.js')
 class SetScript extends BaseCommand {
-  static description = 'Set tasks in the scripts section of package.json'
+  static description = 'Set tasks in the scripts section of package.json, deprecated'
   static params = ['workspace', 'workspaces', 'include-workspace-root']
   static name = 'set-script'
   static usage = ['[<script>] [<command>]']
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class SetScript extends BaseCommand {
 
   async exec (args) {
     this.validate(args)
+    log.warn('set-script', 'set-script is deprecated, and will be removed in a future version.')
     const warn = await this.doSetScript(this.npm.localPrefix, args[0], args[1])
     if (warn) {
       log.warn('set-script', `Script "${args[0]}" was overwritten`)
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs
index 20915cdd87131..2029289d128a8 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Run "npm help bin" for more info
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/load-all-commands.js TAP load each command birthday > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-Birthday
+Birthday, deprecated
 
 Usage:
 npm birthday
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ Run "npm help set" for more info
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/load-all-commands.js TAP load each command set-script > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-Set tasks in the scripts section of package.json
+Set tasks in the scripts section of package.json, deprecated
 
 Usage:
 npm set-script [<script>] [<command>]
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/npm-usage.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/npm-usage.js.test.cjs
index 3487378a2119d..22fad5c778ca0 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/npm-usage.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/npm-usage.js.test.cjs
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ All commands:
                     
                     Run "npm help set" for more info
 
-    set-script      Set tasks in the scripts section of package.json
+    set-script      Set tasks in the scripts section of package.json, deprecated
                     
                     Usage:
                     npm set-script [<script>] [<command>]
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/set-script.js b/test/lib/commands/set-script.js
index 2c4fe57d68542..cf0df53af14bb 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/set-script.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/set-script.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ t.test('warns when overwriting', async t => {
   })
 
   await setScript.exec(['arg1', 'arg2'])
-  t.hasStrict(WARN_OUTPUT[0], ['set-script', 'Script "arg1" was overwritten'], 'warning was logged')
+  t.hasStrict(WARN_OUTPUT[1], ['set-script', 'Script "arg1" was overwritten'], 'warning was logged')
 })
 
 t.test('workspaces', async t => {