diff --git a/pkg/logs/logs.go b/pkg/logs/logs.go
index ca3ec241d9a..c2ac196e0b9 100644
--- a/pkg/logs/logs.go
+++ b/pkg/logs/logs.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func InitLogs(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 			// Unchanged.
 		default:
 			// Deprecated.
-			pf.Deprecated = fmt.Sprintf("this flag will be removed in cert-manager 1.15")
+			pf.Deprecated = fmt.Sprintf("this flag may be removed in the future")
 		}
 		fs.AddFlag(pf)
 	})