diff --git a/source/reference/command/getLastError.txt b/source/reference/command/getLastError.txt
index fae5bd3d332..928cb68fdfd 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/getLastError.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/getLastError.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ Definition
 
 .. dbcommand:: getLastError
 
+   Starting in MongoDB 5.0, :dbcommand:`getLastError` is deprecated. For 
+   more information and alternatives, see :ref:`Deprecated Wire Protocol 
+   Opcodes <deprecated-wire-protocol-opcodes>`.
+
    .. include:: /includes/extracts/fact-2.6-wc-gle-change-cmd-getLastError.rst
 
    Returns the error status of the preceding write operation on the
diff --git a/source/reference/method/db.getLastError.txt b/source/reference/method/db.getLastError.txt
index 1b6b735f307..636df2b23ea 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/db.getLastError.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/db.getLastError.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ Definition
 
 .. method:: db.getLastError(<w>, <wtimeout>)
 
+   Starting in MongoDB 5.0, :method:`db.getLastError()` is deprecated. 
+   For more information and alternatives, see :ref:`Deprecated Wire 
+   Protocol Opcodes <deprecated-wire-protocol-opcodes>`.
+
    .. include:: /includes/extracts/db.getLastError-definition.rst
 
    .. include:: /includes/extracts/fact-2.6-wc-gle-change-method-db.getLastError.rst
diff --git a/source/reference/method/db.getLastErrorObj.txt b/source/reference/method/db.getLastErrorObj.txt
index 7eb6c0f48bf..ac7921ad459 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/db.getLastErrorObj.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/db.getLastErrorObj.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ Definition
 
 .. method:: db.getLastErrorObj(w, wtimeout, j)
 
+   Starting in MongoDB 5.0, :method:`db.getLastErrorObj()` is 
+   deprecated. For more information and alternatives, see 
+   :ref:`Deprecated Wire Protocol Opcodes 
+   <deprecated-wire-protocol-opcodes>`.
+
    .. include:: /includes/extracts/db.getLastErrorObj-definition.rst
 
    .. include:: /includes/extracts/fact-2.6-wc-gle-change-method-db.getLastErrorObj.rst
diff --git a/source/release-notes/5.0-compatibility.txt b/source/release-notes/5.0-compatibility.txt
index 81b5dfbe473..3a50c36f401 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/5.0-compatibility.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/5.0-compatibility.txt
@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ Deprecations
   the :ref:`clientMetadata <audit-message-clientMetadata>` audit message
   instead.
 
+.. _deprecated-wire-protocol-opcodes:
+
 Deprecated Wire Protocol Opcodes
 ````````````````````````````````
 
@@ -391,9 +393,24 @@ MongoDB 5.0 deprecates the following
 - ``OP_KILL_CURSORS``
 
 Newer driver versions use :ref:`OP_MSG <wire-op-msg>` instead of these
-deprecated op codes. To ensure your driver uses the most up-to-date wire
+deprecated op codes. 
+
+The related commands and methods are also deprecated in MongoDB 5.0:
+
+- :dbcommand:`getLastError`
+- :method:`db.getLastError()`
+- :method:`db.getLastErrorObj()`
+
+To ensure your driver uses the most up-to-date wire
 protocol, upgrade your driver to a 5.0-compatible version.
 
+Any code explicitly using :dbcommand:`getLastError`, 
+:method:`db.getLastError()`, or :method:`db.getLastErrorObj()`  
+should instead use the CRUD API to issue the write with
+the designed :doc:`write concern </reference/write-concern>`. 
+Information about the success or failure of the write operation will be 
+provided directly by the driver as a return value.
+
 .. _5.0-compatibility-enabled:
 
 5.0 Feature Compatibility