diff --git a/Help/release/dev/CMakeDetermineVSServicePack.rst b/Help/release/dev/CMakeDetermineVSServicePack.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9d7b415c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/CMakeDetermineVSServicePack.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CMakeDetermineVSServicePack
+---------------------------
+
+* The :module:`CMakeDetermineVSServicePack` module now warns that
+  it is deprecated and should not longer be used.  Use the
+  :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION` variable instead.
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineVSServicePack.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineVSServicePack.cmake
index 285438781..688608479 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineVSServicePack.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineVSServicePack.cmake
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
+if(NOT CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION VERSION_LESS 2.8.8)
+  message(DEPRECATION
+    "This module is deprecated and should not be used.  "
+    "Use the CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION variable instead."
+    )
+endif()
+
 # [INTERNAL]
 # Please do not call this function directly
 function(_DetermineVSServicePackFromCompiler _OUT_VAR _cl_version)