diff --git a/lib/perron/configuration.rb b/lib/perron/configuration.rb
index 5bb7f57..4080624 100644
--- a/lib/perron/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/perron/configuration.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ def additional_routes
     end
 
     def deploy
+      Perron.deprecator.deprecation_warning(:deploy, "Perron.configuration.deploy is deprecated and its behavior will change in a future 1.x release (target: 1.3.0).")
+
       @deploy ||= ActiveSupport::OrderedOptions.new.tap do |config|
         def config.method_missing(method_name, *args, &block)
           if method_name.to_s.end_with?("=")
diff --git a/lib/perron/deprecator.rb b/lib/perron/deprecator.rb
index 89609d0..d4d95eb 100644
--- a/lib/perron/deprecator.rb
+++ b/lib/perron/deprecator.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 module Perron
   def self.deprecator
-    @deprecator ||= ActiveSupport::Deprecation.new("1.0", "Perron")
+    @deprecator ||= ActiveSupport::Deprecation.new("1.3.0", "Perron")
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/perron/install.rb b/lib/perron/install.rb
index 84ba7c9..843d3c3 100644
--- a/lib/perron/install.rb
+++ b/lib/perron/install.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 say "Create content data directory"
 copy_file "#{__dir__}/install/README.md", "app/content/data/README.md"
 
-say "Create deploy configuration"
-copy_file "#{__dir__}/install/deploy.yml.erb", "config/deploy.yml.erb"
-
 say "Add Markdown gem options to Gemfile"
 append_to_file "Gemfile", <<~RUBY
 
diff --git a/lib/perron/tasks/deploy.rake b/lib/perron/tasks/deploy.rake
index cd75ccd..98f8d19 100644
--- a/lib/perron/tasks/deploy.rake
+++ b/lib/perron/tasks/deploy.rake
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 namespace :perron do
   desc "Deploy static site using Beam Up"
   task deploy: :environment do
+    Perron.deprecator.deprecation_warning(:deploy, "The `perron:deploy` task is deprecated and its behavior will change in a future 1.x release (target: 1.3.0). See https://perron.railsdesigner.com/docs/deploy/ for updates.")
+
     begin
       require "beam_up"
     rescue LoadError
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ namespace :perron do
   namespace :deploy do
     desc "Initialize deploy configuration with Beam Up"
     task :init, [:provider] do |task, arguments|
+      Perron.deprecator.deprecation_warning(:deploy, "The `perron:deploy:init` task is deprecated and its behavior will change in a future 1.x release (target: 1.3.0). See https://perron.railsdesigner.com/docs/deploy/ for updates.")
+
       begin
         require "beam_up"
       rescue LoadError