diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b2d3e53..9b31056 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-## Unreleased
+## 2.2.2rc1 (2025-08-18)
+
+- [EV-2285](https://eit-oxford.atlassian.net/browse/EV-2285) Add deprecation warnings to client
 
 ## 2.2.1 (2025-07-03)
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9b280ad..98a2c88 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Bioconda-based build against latest PyPI release
 # Created for a specific user. Not part of the pypi release process
 FROM condaforge/miniforge3:latest
-ENV PATHOGENA_CLIENT_VERSION=2.2.1
+ENV PATHOGENA_CLIENT_VERSION=2.2.2rc1
 RUN mamba install -c bioconda hostile==1.1.0
 RUN pip install https://pypi.io/packages/source/g/pathogena/pathogena-${PATHOGENA_CLIENT_VERSION}.tar.gz
diff --git a/README_pypi.md b/README_pypi.md
index e01e6ff..9b310bc 100644
--- a/README_pypi.md
+++ b/README_pypi.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+> # ⚠️ Deprecated
+>
+> `pathogena` has been renamed `gpas`. Please use the [GPAS PyPI project](https://pypi.org/project/gpas/) instead.
+>
+> The package under this name will no longer be receiving updates.
+
 # EIT Pathogena Client
 
 The command line interface for the EIT Pathogena platform.
@@ -303,7 +309,7 @@ Options:
   --output-csv FILE               Path to output CSV file  [required]
   --batch-name TEXT               Batch name  [required]
   --collection-date [%Y-%m-%d]    Collection date (YYYY-MM-DD)  [default:
-                                  2025-07-03; required]
+                                  2025-08-11; required]
   --country TEXT                  3-letter Country Code  [required]
   --instrument-platform [illumina|ont]
                                   Sequencing technology
@@ -324,7 +330,7 @@ Options:
   -h, --help                      Show this message and exit.
 ```
 
-This command generates a CSV from a given directory of fastq sample files. An [example](https://github.com/EIT-Pathogena/client/tree/2.2.1/docs/assets) of such a CSV file is given in the assets directory. A CSV file in this format is required to run the [pathogena upload](#pathogena-upload) command.
+This command generates a CSV from a given directory of fastq sample files. An [example](https://github.com/EIT-Pathogena/client/tree/2.2.2/docs/assets) of such a CSV file is given in the assets directory. A CSV file in this format is required to run the [pathogena upload](#pathogena-upload) command.
 
 
 Note: the CSV file must be located in the same directory as the sample.fastq files to be used with the upload command.
@@ -373,7 +379,7 @@ Options:
 ```
 
 This command will attempt to remove human reads from a given input CSV file, in the same structure as the input CSV that
-would be used for uploading to EIT Pathogena, an [example can be found here](https://github.com/EIT-Pathogena/client/tree/2.2.1/docs/assets).
+would be used for uploading to EIT Pathogena, an [example can be found here](https://github.com/EIT-Pathogena/client/tree/2.2.2/docs/assets).
 
 By default, the processed files will be output in the same directory that the command is run in, but you can choose a
 different directory with the `--output-dir` argument.
diff --git a/docs/intro.md b/docs/intro.md
index 27d60b2..57e1856 100644
--- a/docs/intro.md
+++ b/docs/intro.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+> # ⚠️ Deprecated
+>
+> `pathogena` has been renamed `gpas`. Please use the [GPAS PyPI project](https://pypi.org/project/gpas/) instead.
+>
+> The package under this name will no longer be receiving updates.
+
 # EIT Pathogena Client
 
 The command line interface for the EIT Pathogena platform.
diff --git a/src/pathogena/__init__.py b/src/pathogena/__init__.py
index 3e88a3c..4ffaeb0 100644
--- a/src/pathogena/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pathogena/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """The command line and Python client for EIT Pathogena."""
 
-__version__ = "2.2.1"
+__version__ = "2.2.2rc1"
diff --git a/src/pathogena/cli.py b/src/pathogena/cli.py
index 3c2f018..180040e 100644
--- a/src/pathogena/cli.py
+++ b/src/pathogena/cli.py
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 )
 def main(*, debug: bool = False) -> None:
     """EIT Pathogena command line interface."""
-    lib.check_for_newer_version()
+    logging.warning(
+        f"⚠️  Deprecated! ⚠️  \n'pathogena' has been renamed to 'gpas' - please use https://pypi.org/project/gpas/. \n"
+        f"The package under this name will no longer be receiving updates."
+    )
     util.display_cli_version()
     configure_debug_logging(debug)