From 0163d1888ecb4efc444a1bdd7f4167f2516644ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Valdez <jacob.valdez@grafana.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:09:28 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Marking the image renderer plugin as deprecated
 (#111669)

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 docs/sources/setup-grafana/image-rendering/_index.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/image-rendering/_index.md b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/image-rendering/_index.md
index 568f2d4e6a9..32df8dc2154 100644
--- a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/image-rendering/_index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/image-rendering/_index.md
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ Alert notifications can include images, but rendering many images at the same ti
 
 ## Install Grafana Image Renderer plugin
 
+{{< admonition type="caution" >}}
+Starting with Grafana v12.2, the Grafana Image Renderer plugin is deprecated and is no longer maintained.
+
+Instead, use the Grafana Image Renderer remote rendering service.
+{{< /admonition >}}
+
 {{< admonition type="note" >}}
 All PhantomJS support has been removed. Instead, use the Grafana Image Renderer plugin or remote rendering service.
 {{< /admonition >}}