diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b207c1e6a..48013f3a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Parsing `ActionCallDeltaMessageContent`s with empty string `partial_input`s.
 - `Stream` util not properly propagating thread contextvars.
 
+### Deprecated
+
+- `DuckDuckGoWebSearchDriver`. `DuckDuckGoWebSearchDriver` relies on `duckduckgo_search` which is no longer maintained and has been archived.
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2024-12-09
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/docs/griptape-framework/drivers/web-search-drivers.md b/docs/griptape-framework/drivers/web-search-drivers.md
index 6e950dba0..7408973f3 100644
--- a/docs/griptape-framework/drivers/web-search-drivers.md
+++ b/docs/griptape-framework/drivers/web-search-drivers.md
@@ -63,19 +63,6 @@ Example using `GoogleWebSearchDriver` directly:
 --8<-- "docs/griptape-framework/drivers/src/web_search_drivers_1.py"
 ```
 
-### DuckDuckGo
-
-!!! info
-    This driver requires the `drivers-web-search-duckduckgo` [extra](../index.md#extras).
-
-The [DuckDuckGoWebSearchDriver](../../reference/griptape/drivers/web_search/duck_duck_go_web_search_driver.md) uses the [duckduckgo_search](https://github.com/deedy5/duckduckgo_search) SDK for web searching.
-
-Example of using `DuckDuckGoWebSearchDriver` directly:
-
-```python
---8<-- "docs/griptape-framework/drivers/src/web_search_drivers_3.py"
-```
-
 ### Tavily
 
 !!! info
@@ -98,3 +85,14 @@ Example of using `ExaWebSearchDriver` directly:
 ```python
 --8<-- "docs/griptape-framework/drivers/src/web_search_drivers_6.py"
 ```
+
+### DuckDuckGo
+
+!!! warning
+    `DuckDuckGoWebSearchDriver` is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+    `DuckDuckGoWebSearchDriver` relies on `duckduckgo_search` which is no longer maintained and has been archived.
+
+!!! info
+    This driver requires the `drivers-web-search-duckduckgo` [extra](../index.md#extras).
+
+The [DuckDuckGoWebSearchDriver](../../reference/griptape/drivers/web_search/duck_duck_go_web_search_driver.md) uses the [duckduckgo_search](https://github.com/deedy5/duckduckgo_search) SDK for web searching.
diff --git a/griptape/drivers/web_search/duck_duck_go_web_search_driver.py b/griptape/drivers/web_search/duck_duck_go_web_search_driver.py
index 113ca5a8a..bc16036a0 100644
--- a/griptape/drivers/web_search/duck_duck_go_web_search_driver.py
+++ b/griptape/drivers/web_search/duck_duck_go_web_search_driver.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import warnings
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from attrs import define, field
@@ -25,6 +26,13 @@ def client(self) -> DDGS:
         return import_optional_dependency("duckduckgo_search").DDGS()
 
     def search(self, query: str, **kwargs) -> ListArtifact:
+        warnings.warn(
+            "`DuckDuckGoWebSearchDriver` is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. "
+            "`DuckDuckGoWebSearchDriver` relies on `duckduckgo_search` which is no longer maintained and has been archived.",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+
         try:
             results = self.client.text(
                 query, region=f"{self.language}-{self.country}", max_results=self.results_count, **kwargs
diff --git a/tests/unit/drivers/web_search/test_duck_duck_go_web_search_driver.py b/tests/unit/drivers/web_search/test_duck_duck_go_web_search_driver.py
index be79798ba..f4dedafc9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/drivers/web_search/test_duck_duck_go_web_search_driver.py
+++ b/tests/unit/drivers/web_search/test_duck_duck_go_web_search_driver.py
@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@ def test_search_returns_results(self, driver):
     def test_search_raises_error(self, driver_with_error):
         with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Error searching 'test' with DuckDuckGo: test_error"):
             driver_with_error.search("test")
+
+    def test_search_deprecation_warning(self, driver):
+        with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+            driver.search("test")