diff --git a/Casks/c/caret.rb b/Casks/c/caret.rb
index 88c5502b38..63525ac2d2 100644
--- a/Casks/c/caret.rb
+++ b/Casks/c/caret.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ cask "caret" do
   name "Caret"
   homepage "https://caret.io/"
 
+  deprecate! date: "2023-12-17", because: :discontinued
+
   app "Caret.app"
 
   zap trash: [
@@ -18,8 +20,4 @@ cask "caret" do
     "~/Library/Preferences/io.caret.plist",
     "~/Library/Saved Application State/io.caret.savedState",
   ]
-
-  caveats do
-    discontinued
-  end
 end