diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 2aa2806..7551507 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("context", "", "A context to use in the kubeconfig.")
 	viper.BindPFlag("context", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("context"))
 
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("helm-version", "3", "Helm version in the current cluster (2|3|auto)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("helm-version", "3", "DEPRECATED: Only helm 3 usage in the future. Helm version in the current cluster (2|3|auto)")
 	viper.BindPFlag("helm-version", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("helm-version"))
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("wide", false, "Output chart name and namespace")
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ var clusterCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Find out-of-date deployed releases.",
 	Long:  "Find deployed helm releases that have updated charts available in chart repos",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if viper.GetString("helm-version") != "3" {
+			klog.Warning("DEPRECATION: --helm-version explicitly set to either 'auto' or '2'. In v3 of Nova, Helm 2 support will be removed.")
+		}
 		h := nova_helm.NewHelm(viper.GetString("helm-version"), viper.GetString("context"))
 
 		klog.V(4).Infof("Settings: %v", viper.AllSettings())
@@ -220,6 +223,9 @@ var genConfigCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Generate a config file.",
 	Long:  "Generate a configuration file with all of the default configuration values.",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if viper.GetString("helm-version") != "3" {
+			klog.Warning("DEPRECATION: --helm-version explicitly set to either 'auto' or '2'. In v3 of Nova, Helm 2 support will be removed.")
+		}
 		err := viper.SafeWriteConfigAs(cfgFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index e4150af..3ddad1c 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Install the golang binary and run it against your cluster.
 
 ```
 $ go get github.com/fairwindsops/nova
-$ nova find --helm-version=auto
+$ nova find
 
 Release Name      Installed    Latest     Old     Deprecated
 cert-manager      v0.11.0      v0.15.2    true    false
diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index db2c331..699aafb 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ meta:
 # Usage
 
 ```
-nova find --helm-version=auto --wide
+nova find --wide
 ```
 
 ## Options
 * `--config` - Pass a config file that can control the remaining settings. Command-line arguments still take precedence
-* `--helm-version` - which version of Helm to use. Options are `2`, `3`, and `auto` (default is `3`)
+* `--helm-version` - DEPRECATED: Only helm 3 usage in the future. which version of Helm to use. Options are `2`, `3`, and `auto` (default is `3`)
 * `--context` - Sets a specific context in the kubeconfig. If blank, uses the currently set context.
 * `-d`, `--desired-versions` - A map of `chart=override_version` to override the helm repository when checking.
 * `--wide` - show `Chart Name`,  `Namespace` and `HelmVersion`