diff --git a/crypto/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/codec/Hex.java b/crypto/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/codec/Hex.java
index 8ca0b2ad7d0..b59193bacff 100644
--- a/crypto/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/codec/Hex.java
+++ b/crypto/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/crypto/codec/Hex.java
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
  *
  * @author Luke Taylor
  * @since 3.0
+ * @deprecated Use java.util.HexFormat
  */
+@Deprecated
 public final class Hex {
 
 	private static final char[] HEX = "0123456789abcdef".toCharArray();