diff --git a/reference/configuration/framework.rst b/reference/configuration/framework.rst
index 8f7cb5538c8..97439a08f33 100644
--- a/reference/configuration/framework.rst
+++ b/reference/configuration/framework.rst
@@ -2801,6 +2801,10 @@ none
 a service id
     A service id referencing a `Doctrine Cache`_ implementation
 
+.. deprecated:: 5.3
+
+    Using a service ID as the value of ``cache`` is deprecated since Symfony 5.3.
+
 file_cache_dir
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