diff --git a/src/Pattern/PatternCacheFactory.php b/src/Pattern/PatternCacheFactory.php
index d063e2db..0b7573b3 100644
--- a/src/Pattern/PatternCacheFactory.php
+++ b/src/Pattern/PatternCacheFactory.php
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 use Psr\Container\ContainerInterface;
 use function class_exists;
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated This will be removed with v3.0.0 as providing generic factories for cache patterns wont be suitable for
+ *             all possible combinations of implemented upstream patterns.
+ */
 final class PatternCacheFactory
 {
     /**
diff --git a/src/Pattern/StoragePatternCacheFactory.php b/src/Pattern/StoragePatternCacheFactory.php
index 699dbe4d..00b8fbcb 100644
--- a/src/Pattern/StoragePatternCacheFactory.php
+++ b/src/Pattern/StoragePatternCacheFactory.php
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 use function class_exists;
 use function is_string;
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated This will be removed with v3.0.0 as providing generic factories for cache patterns wont be suitable for
+ *             all possible combinations of implemented upstream patterns.
+ */
 final class StoragePatternCacheFactory
 {
     /**
diff --git a/src/PatternFactory.php b/src/PatternFactory.php
index 224cfd7b..93870e47 100644
--- a/src/PatternFactory.php
+++ b/src/PatternFactory.php
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 use Traversable;
 
 /**
- * @deprecated Please do not use static factories anymore.
- *             Inject {@see PatternPluginManager} instead.
+ * @deprecated Please do not use static factories anymore. Please create your own instances by creating a
+ *             dedicated factory for each of the patterns with your project specific needs or just instantiate
+ *             the pattern manually instead of calling this factory.
  */
 abstract class PatternFactory
 {
diff --git a/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerTrait.php b/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerTrait.php
index 499c085b..b1c50856 100644
--- a/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerTrait.php
+++ b/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerTrait.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  * Trait does not define properties, as the properties common between the
  * two versions are originally defined in their parent class, causing a
  * resolution conflict.
+ *
+ * @deprecated This will be removed in v3.0.0 and should never have been used in upstream projects anyways.
  */
 trait PatternPluginManagerTrait
 {
diff --git a/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerV2Polyfill.php b/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerV2Polyfill.php
index f7ee1229..d310ea22 100644
--- a/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerV2Polyfill.php
+++ b/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerV2Polyfill.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  * Enforces that retrieved adapters are instances of
  * Pattern\PatternInterface. Additionally, it registers a number of default
  * patterns available.
+ * @deprecated This will be removed in v3.0.0. Cache pattern will require dependency injection and thus, a generic
+ *             plugin manager makes no sense anymore.
  */
 class PatternPluginManagerV2Polyfill extends AbstractPluginManager
 {
diff --git a/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerV3Polyfill.php b/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerV3Polyfill.php
index c2d13684..54baf5b1 100644
--- a/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerV3Polyfill.php
+++ b/src/PatternPluginManager/PatternPluginManagerV3Polyfill.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  * Enforces that retrieved adapters are instances of
  * Pattern\PatternInterface. Additionally, it registers a number of default
  * patterns available.
+ * @deprecated This will be removed in v3.0.0. Cache pattern will require dependency injection and thus, a generic
+ *             plugin manager makes no sense anymore.
  */
 class PatternPluginManagerV3Polyfill extends AbstractPluginManager
 {