diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f16cf93..c0f749a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to the IBM® IMS™ Plug-in for Zowe CLI will be documented
 
 ## Recent Changes
 
-- BugFix: Add missing npm-shrinkwrap
+- Deprecated: Added deprecation notices
+- BugFix: Added missing shrinkwrap
 
 ## `3.0.0`
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db60c64..372e766 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # IBM® IMS™ Plug-in for Zowe CLI <!-- omit in toc -->
 
+### The IBM® IMS™ Plug-in for Zowe CLI is deprecated, and will not receive additional security updates, bug fixes, or enhancements.
+
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/zowe/zowe-cli-ims-plugin/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/zowe/zowe-cli-ims-plugin)
 
 The IBM IMS Plug-in for Zowe CLI lets you extend Zowe CLI to interact with IMS resources (programs and transactions). You can use the plug-in to create new IMS applications or update existing IMS applications. For more information about IMS, see [IBM Information Management System (IMS)](https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/ims).
 
 - [How the plug-in works](#how-the-plug-in-works)
-- [Software rerequirements](#software-rerequirements)
+- [Software requirements](#software-requirements)
 - [Installing](#installing)
 - [Building from source](#building-from-source)
 - [Creating a user profile](#creating-a-user-profile)
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ As an application developer or DevOps administrator, you can use IBM IMS Plug-in
 -   Deploy application code into IMS production or test systems.
 -   Write scripts to automate IMS actions that you traditionally perform using ISPF editors, TSO, and SPOC.
 
-## Software rerequirements
+## Software requirements
 
 <!-- TODO When @latest branch of Zowe docs-site exists, we should give users the option to go and read about/install the @latest or the @lts-incremental versions of this plug-in. We can also explain which branches in the repo correspond to which CLI version. -->
 
diff --git a/__tests__/imperative.test.ts b/__tests__/imperative.test.ts
index dccbc25..e64dffe 100644
--- a/__tests__/imperative.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/imperative.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe("imperative config", () => {
     it("should match the snapshot", () => {
         const config = require("../src/imperative");
         delete config.pluginHealthCheck; // this path changes depending on your system and can't be snapshotted.
+        delete config.pluginLifeCycle; // this path changes depending on your system and can't be snapshotted.
         expect(config).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 });
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index d04a573..28812e8 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         "uuid": "^3.2.1"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@zowe/imperative": "^5.0.0"
+        "@zowe/imperative": "^5.10.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5bdd14..930b84a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "configurationModule": "lib/imperative.js"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@zowe/imperative": "^5.0.0"
+    "@zowe/imperative": "^5.10.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/fs-extra": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/src/imperative.ts b/src/imperative.ts
index 29408ca..54ce941 100644
--- a/src/imperative.ts
+++ b/src/imperative.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ const config: IImperativeConfig = {
             ]
         }
     ],
-    pluginHealthCheck: __dirname + "/healthCheck"
+    pluginHealthCheck: __dirname + "/healthCheck",
+    pluginLifeCycle: __dirname + "/pluginLifeCycle"
 };
 
 export = config;
diff --git a/src/pluginLifeCycle.ts b/src/pluginLifeCycle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..544016b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pluginLifeCycle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+* This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the *
+* Eclipse Public License v2.0 which accompanies this distribution, and is available at *
+* https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v20.html                                      *
+*                                                                                 *
+* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0                                                *
+*                                                                                 *
+* Copyright Contributors to the Zowe Project.                                     *
+*                                                                                 *
+*/
+
+import { AbstractPluginLifeCycle, Logger } from "@zowe/imperative";
+
+class PluginLifeCycle extends AbstractPluginLifeCycle {
+    public postInstall(): void | Promise<void> {
+        const deprecationMessage = "The IBM® IMS™ Plug-in for Zowe CLI is deprecated, " +
+            "and will not receive additional security updates, bug fixes, or enhancements.";
+        const consoleLogger = Logger.getConsoleLogger();
+        const appLogger = Logger.getAppLogger();
+        consoleLogger.warn(deprecationMessage);
+        appLogger.warn(deprecationMessage);
+    }
+
+    public preUninstall(): void | Promise<void> {
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+export = PluginLifeCycle;