diff --git a/changelog/fragments/deprecation.yaml b/changelog/fragments/deprecation.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c3c863952a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fragments/deprecation.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# entries is a list of entries to include in
+# release notes and/or the migration guide
+entries:
+  - description: >
+      Deprecation of the Optional(stage: alpha) Community Operator bundle validation. Its checks were moved to the [external validator](https://github.com/redhat-openshift-ecosystem/ocp-olm-catalog-validator/).
+
+    # kind is one of:
+    # - addition
+    # - change
+    # - deprecation
+    # - removal
+    # - bugfix
+    kind: "deprecation"
+
+    # Is this a breaking change?
+    breaking: false
diff --git a/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/bundle/validate/cmd.go b/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/bundle/validate/cmd.go
index e5137744fae..a5e9123d5ff 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/bundle/validate/cmd.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/bundle/validate/cmd.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ This validator allows check the bundle against an specific Kubernetes cluster ve
 
   $ operator-sdk bundle validate ./bundle --select-optional name=operatorhub --optional-values=k8s-version=1.22
 
-To validate a bundle against the (alpha) validator for Community Operators specifically, in addition to required bundle validators:
+[Deprecated] To validate a bundle against the (alpha) validator for Community Operators specifically, in addition to required bundle validators:
 
   $ operator-sdk bundle validate ./bundle --select-optional name=community --optional-values=index-path=bundle.Dockerfile
 	
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ func NewCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return nil
 			}
 
+			if c.selectorRaw == "name=community" {
+				logger.Warnf("The Optional(stage: alpha) Community Operator bundle validator is deprecated and" +
+					" will be removed in a future release. You can do these checks using the external validator: " +
+					"https://github.com/redhat-openshift-ecosystem/ocp-olm-catalog-validator/")
+			}
+
 			result, err := c.run(logger, args[0])
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/website/content/en/docs/cli/operator-sdk_bundle_validate.md b/website/content/en/docs/cli/operator-sdk_bundle_validate.md
index fbfae26c5e4..d162efb6b0b 100644
--- a/website/content/en/docs/cli/operator-sdk_bundle_validate.md
+++ b/website/content/en/docs/cli/operator-sdk_bundle_validate.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ This validator allows check the bundle against an specific Kubernetes cluster ve
 
   $ operator-sdk bundle validate ./bundle --select-optional name=operatorhub --optional-values=k8s-version=1.22
 
-To validate a bundle against the (alpha) validator for Community Operators specifically, in addition to required bundle validators:
+[Deprecated] To validate a bundle against the (alpha) validator for Community Operators specifically, in addition to required bundle validators:
 
   $ operator-sdk bundle validate ./bundle --select-optional name=community --optional-values=index-path=bundle.Dockerfile