diff --git a/glance/common/wsgi.py b/glance/common/wsgi.py
index 452cb3232e..efd8c7ffec 100644
--- a/glance/common/wsgi.py
+++ b/glance/common/wsgi.py
@@ -774,6 +774,8 @@ class Win32Server(BaseServer):
     _sock = None
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        LOG.warning("Support for Glance on Windows operating systems is"
+                    "deprecated.")
         super(Win32Server, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self._launcher = Win32ProcessLauncher()
         self._ioutils = os_win_utilsfactory.get_ioutils()
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-windows-support-557481e4d45912ee.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-windows-support-557481e4d45912ee.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27db237413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate-windows-support-557481e4d45912ee.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    Support for running Glance in Windows operating systems has been deprecated
+    because of retirement of the Winstackers project.