diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/Network.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/Network.java
index 1c00fa00fac..2fda5ad1a8d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/Network.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/Network.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class NetworkImpl extends ExternalResource implements Network {
         @Singular
         private Set<Consumer<CreateNetworkCmd>> createNetworkCmdModifiers;
 
+        @Deprecated
         private String id;
 
         private final AtomicBoolean initialized = new AtomicBoolean();