diff --git a/cli/command/stack/swarm/deploy.go b/cli/command/stack/swarm/deploy.go
index ac5ac416c4..252f42c94d 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/swarm/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/swarm/deploy.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 // RunDeploy is the swarm implementation of docker stack deploy
+//
+// Deprecated: this function was for internal use and will be removed in the next release.
 func RunDeploy(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, flags *pflag.FlagSet, opts *options.Deploy, cfg *composetypes.Config) error {
 	if err := validateResolveImageFlag(opts); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/swarm/list.go b/cli/command/stack/swarm/list.go
index 9473021425..c135b06c17 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/swarm/list.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/swarm/list.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // GetStacks lists the swarm stacks.
+//
+// Deprecated: this function was for internal use and will be removed in the next release.
 func GetStacks(ctx context.Context, apiClient client.ServiceAPIClient) ([]*formatter.Stack, error) {
 	services, err := apiClient.ServiceList(
 		ctx,
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/swarm/ps.go b/cli/command/stack/swarm/ps.go
index 4e2596c771..6d7d2d48a9 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/swarm/ps.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/swarm/ps.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // RunPS is the swarm implementation of docker stack ps
+//
+// Deprecated: this function was for internal use and will be removed in the next release.
 func RunPS(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts options.PS) error {
 	filter := getStackFilterFromOpt(opts.Namespace, opts.Filter)
 
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/swarm/remove.go b/cli/command/stack/swarm/remove.go
index c3cb65ae02..a945f9a57c 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/swarm/remove.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/swarm/remove.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // RunRemove is the swarm implementation of docker stack remove
+//
+// Deprecated: this function was for internal use and will be removed in the next release.
 func RunRemove(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, opts options.Remove) error {
 	apiClient := dockerCli.Client()
 
diff --git a/cli/command/stack/swarm/services.go b/cli/command/stack/swarm/services.go
index 652b2629bb..0cfa062a49 100644
--- a/cli/command/stack/swarm/services.go
+++ b/cli/command/stack/swarm/services.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // GetServices is the swarm implementation of listing stack services
+//
+// Deprecated: this function was for internal use and will be removed in the next release.
 func GetServices(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, opts options.Services) ([]swarm.Service, error) {
 	var (
 		err       error