diff --git a/src/operations/command.ts b/src/operations/command.ts
index 59f8a4776d..b08f83e199 100644
--- a/src/operations/command.ts
+++ b/src/operations/command.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ export interface CommandOperationOptions
    * In server versions 4.4 and above, 'comment' can be any valid BSON type.
    */
   comment?: unknown;
-  /** Should retry failed writes */
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   * This option is deprecated and will be removed in a future release as it is not used
+   * in the driver. Use MongoClientOptions or connection string parameters instead.
+   * */
   retryWrites?: boolean;
 
   // Admin command overrides.