diff --git a/npm/javy-cli/README.md b/npm/javy-cli/README.md
index 0978bedc..0977a5d8 100644
--- a/npm/javy-cli/README.md
+++ b/npm/javy-cli/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-# Javy npm package
+# javy-cli npm package
+
+**This package is deprecated. Please download the appropriate release from [Javy's release page](https://github.com/bytecodealliance/javy/releases).**
 
 This is the npm package for Javy. The package contains a small Node script
 that downloads the appropriate Javy binary on demand and invokes it with the
-parameters given. 
+parameters given.
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -13,17 +15,3 @@ $ npm install -g javy-cli
 # Directly invoke it via npm
 $ npx javy-cli@latest
 ```
-
-## Updating javy
-
-The npm package will automatically download the newest version of Javy if a
-newer version is available.
-
-## Using a specific version of javy
-
-To use a specific version of Javy, set the environment variable
-`FORCE_RELEASE` to the version you would like to use.
-
-```
-FORCE_RELEASE=v1.1.0 npx javy-cli@latest
-```