diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance.go.erb b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance.go.erb
index 47d160befc2..825f8c2c5ad 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance.go.erb
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance.go.erb
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ is set to true. Defaults to ZONAL.`,
 										Optional:     true,
 										AtLeastOneOf: ipConfigurationKeys,
 										Description:  `Whether SSL connections over IP are enforced or not. To change this field, also set the corresponding value in ssl_mode if it has been set too.`,
+                                                                                Deprecated:   "`require_ssl` will be fully deprecated in a future major release. For now, please use `ssl_mode` with a compatible `require_ssl` value instead.",
 									},
 									"private_network": {
 										Type:             schema.TypeString,
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ is set to true. Defaults to ZONAL.`,
                                                                                 Optional:     true,
                                                                                 Computed:     true,
                                                                                 ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{"ALLOW_UNENCRYPTED_AND_ENCRYPTED", "ENCRYPTED_ONLY", "TRUSTED_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_REQUIRED"}, false),
-                                                                                Description:  `Specify how SSL connection should be enforced in DB connections. This field provides more SSL enforcment options compared to require_ssl. To change this field, also set the correspoding value in require_ssl.`,
+                                                                                Description:  `Specify how SSL connection should be enforced in DB connections. This field provides more SSL enforcment options compared to require_ssl. To change this field, also set the correspoding value in require_ssl until next major release.`,
 										AtLeastOneOf: ipConfigurationKeys,
                                                                         },
 								},
diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
index 0be73458f65..caea50a3601 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ Specifying a network enables private IP.
 At least `ipv4_enabled` must be enabled or a `private_network` must be configured.
 This setting can be updated, but it cannot be removed after it is set.
 
-* `require_ssl` - (Optional) Whether SSL connections over IP are enforced or not. To change this field, also set the corresponding value in `ssl_mode`.
+* `require_ssl` - (Optional, Deprecated) Whether SSL connections over IP are enforced or not. To change this field, also set the corresponding value in `ssl_mode`. It will be fully deprecated in a future major release. For now, please use `ssl_mode` with a compatible `require_ssl` value instead.
 
 * `ssl_mode` - (Optional) Specify how SSL connection should be enforced in DB connections. This field provides more SSL enforcment options compared to `require_ssl`. To change this field, also set the correspoding value in `require_ssl`.
     * For PostgreSQL instances, the value pairs are listed in the [API reference doc](https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/postgres/admin-api/rest/v1beta4/instances#ipconfiguration) for `ssl_mode` field.