diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index 07ea3e2d0709..f46eca5fec79 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@
       "defaultValue": true,
       "deprecation": {
         "replacement": "spring.sql.init.mode",
-        "level": "error"
+        "level": "warning"
       }
     },
     {