diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
index 15b8cb0bc2..9b190542d5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ export abstract class BaseCommand extends Command {
 			);
 		}
 
+		if (process.env.N8N_USER_MANAGEMENT_DISABLED === 'true') {
+			LoggerProxy.warn(
+				`User Management will be mandatory in a future version of n8n. Please set up the instance owner. To learn more: ${USER_MANAGEMENT_DOCS_URL}`,
+			);
+		}
+
 		this.instanceId = this.userSettings.instanceId ?? '';
 		await Container.get(PostHogClient).init(this.instanceId);
 		await Container.get(InternalHooks).init(this.instanceId);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
index cc323ac338..bdb44b9789 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ export const schema = {
 
 	userManagement: {
 		disabled: {
-			doc: 'Disable user management and hide it completely.',
+			doc: '[DEPRECATED] Disable user management and hide it completely.',
 			format: Boolean,
 			default: false,
 			env: 'N8N_USER_MANAGEMENT_DISABLED',