diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 4ca763c..2bb897d 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 // "Root" classes (starting points)
 exports.BaseClient = require('./client/BaseClient');
 exports.Client = require('./client/Client');
+/** @deprecated This will be removed in the next major version */
 exports.Shard = require('./sharding/Shard');
+/** @deprecated This will be removed in the next major version */
 exports.ShardClientUtil = require('./sharding/ShardClientUtil');
+/** @deprecated This will be removed in the next major version */
 exports.ShardingManager = require('./sharding/ShardingManager');
 exports.WebhookClient = require('./client/WebhookClient');
 
diff --git a/src/sharding/Shard.js b/src/sharding/Shard.js
index fad0909..e750347 100644
--- a/src/sharding/Shard.js
+++ b/src/sharding/Shard.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ let Worker = null;
  * an instance of the bot and its {@link Client}. When its child process/worker exits for any reason, the shard will
  * spawn a new one to replace it as necessary.
  * @extends {EventEmitter}
+ * @deprecated
  */
 class Shard extends EventEmitter {
   constructor(manager, id) {
diff --git a/src/sharding/ShardClientUtil.js b/src/sharding/ShardClientUtil.js
index 982d409..8a545f7 100644
--- a/src/sharding/ShardClientUtil.js
+++ b/src/sharding/ShardClientUtil.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const Util = require('../util/Util');
 /**
  * Helper class for sharded clients spawned as a child process/worker, such as from a {@link ShardingManager}.
  * Utilises IPC to send and receive data to/from the master process and other shards.
+ * @deprecated
  */
 class ShardClientUtil {
   constructor(client, mode) {
diff --git a/src/sharding/ShardingManager.js b/src/sharding/ShardingManager.js
index 2649b77..04ff797 100644
--- a/src/sharding/ShardingManager.js
+++ b/src/sharding/ShardingManager.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const Util = require('../util/Util');
  * with sharding. It can spawn a specific number of shards or the amount that Discord suggests for the bot, and takes a
  * path to your main bot script to launch for each one.
  * @extends {EventEmitter}
+ * @deprecated
  */
 class ShardingManager extends EventEmitter {
   /**
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index 0b501e3..94c82ff 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -2868,6 +2868,7 @@ export interface ShardEventTypes {
   message: [message: any];
 }
 
+/** @deprecated This will be removed in the next major version */
 export class Shard extends EventEmitter {
   private constructor(manager: ShardingManager, id: number);
   private _evals: Map<string, Promise<unknown>>;
@@ -2906,6 +2907,7 @@ export class Shard extends EventEmitter {
   ): this;
 }
 
+/** @deprecated This will be removed in the next major version */
 export class ShardClientUtil {
   private constructor(client: Client, mode: ShardingManagerMode);
   private _handleMessage(message: unknown): void;
@@ -2937,6 +2939,7 @@ export class ShardClientUtil {
   public static shardIdForGuildId(guildId: Snowflake, shardCount: number): number;
 }
 
+/** @deprecated This will be removed in the next major version */
 export class ShardingManager extends EventEmitter {
   public constructor(file: string, options?: ShardingManagerOptions);
   private _performOnShards(method: string, args: unknown[]): Promise<unknown[]>;