diff --git a/source/reference/command/getnonce.txt b/source/reference/command/getnonce.txt
index bb4f094dfa5..c7a32626361 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/getnonce.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/getnonce.txt
@@ -12,11 +12,16 @@ getnonce
 
 .. dbcommand:: getnonce
 
-   Client libraries use :dbcommand:`getnonce`  to generate a one-time
+   .. deprecated:: 4.0 
+
+   Client libraries use :dbcommand:`getnonce` to generate a one-time
    password for authentication.
+   
+   Applications should not invoke :dbcommand:`getnonce` directly.
 
-   .. slave-ok
+   This command will be removed in a future release.   
 
+   .. slave-ok
 
 Behavior
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