diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/apply/command.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/apply/command.go
index 34f35550cc..e8d98bc61f 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/apply/command.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/apply/command.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	kyvernov1 "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/api/kyverno/v1"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/api/kyverno/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/command"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/deprecations"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/log"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/output/color"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/policy"
@@ -136,9 +137,10 @@ func (c *ApplyCommandConfig) applyCommandHelper(out io.Writer) (*processor.Resul
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, skipInvalidPolicies, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load request info (%w)", err)
 		}
+		deprecations.CheckUserInfo(out, c.UserInfoPath, info)
 		userInfo = &info.RequestInfo
 	}
-	variables, err := variables.New(nil, "", c.ValuesFile, nil, c.Variables...)
+	variables, err := variables.New(out, nil, "", c.ValuesFile, nil, c.Variables...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, skipInvalidPolicies, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode yaml (%w)", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/test/command.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/test/command.go
index 27447c2e7c..7a6f139138 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/test/command.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/test/command.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/apis/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/command"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/deprecations"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/output/color"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/output/table"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/report"
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ func testCommandExecute(
 	var table table.Table
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		if test.Err == nil {
+			deprecations.CheckTest(out, test.Path, test.Test)
 			// filter results
 			var filteredResults []v1alpha1.TestResult
 			for _, res := range test.Test.Results {
diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/test/test.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/test/test.go
index 26fed138c6..ef5b345bd8 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/test/test.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/commands/test/test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	kyvernov1 "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/api/kyverno/v1"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/api/kyverno/v1beta1"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/deprecations"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/log"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/path"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/policy"
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ func runTest(out io.Writer, testCase test.TestCase, registryAccess bool, auditWa
 	var dClient dclient.Interface
 	// values/variables
 	fmt.Fprintln(out, "  Loading values/variables", "...")
-	vars, err := variables.New(testCase.Fs, testDir, testCase.Test.Variables, testCase.Test.Values)
+	vars, err := variables.New(out, testCase.Fs, testDir, testCase.Test.Variables, testCase.Test.Values)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to decode yaml (%w)", err)
 		return nil, err
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ func runTest(out io.Writer, testCase test.TestCase, registryAccess bool, auditWa
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error: failed to load request info (%s)", err)
 		}
+		deprecations.CheckUserInfo(out, testCase.Test.UserInfo, info)
 		userInfo = &info.RequestInfo
 	}
 	// policies
@@ -137,7 +139,6 @@ func runTest(out io.Writer, testCase test.TestCase, registryAccess bool, auditWa
 	// execute engine
 	var engineResponses []engineapi.EngineResponse
 	var resultCounts processor.ResultCounts
-
 	for _, resource := range uniques {
 		processor := processor.PolicyProcessor{
 			Store:                     &store,
diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/deprecations/check.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/deprecations/check.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bdf4e692f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/deprecations/check.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package deprecations
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/apis/v1alpha1"
+)
+
+func CheckUserInfo(out io.Writer, path string, resource *v1alpha1.UserInfo) bool {
+	if resource != nil {
+		if resource.APIVersion == "" || resource.Kind == "" {
+			if out != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "\nWARNING: user infos file (%s) uses a deprecated schema that will be removed in 1.13\n", path)
+			}
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func CheckValues(out io.Writer, path string, resource *v1alpha1.Values) bool {
+	if resource != nil {
+		if resource.APIVersion == "" || resource.Kind == "" {
+			if out != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "\nWARNING: values file (%s) uses a deprecated schema that will be removed in 1.13\n", path)
+			}
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func CheckTest(out io.Writer, path string, resource *v1alpha1.Test) bool {
+	if resource != nil {
+		if resource.APIVersion == "" || resource.Kind == "" || resource.Name != "" {
+			if out != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "\nWARNING: test file (%s) uses a deprecated schema that will be removed in 1.13\n", path)
+			}
+			return true
+		}
+		for _, result := range resource.Results {
+			if result.TestResultDeprecated.Status != "" || result.TestResultDeprecated.Namespace != "" || result.TestResultDeprecated.Resource != "" {
+				if out != nil {
+					fmt.Fprintf(out, "\nWARNING: test file (%s) uses a deprecated schema that will be removed in 1.13\n", path)
+				}
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/variables/new.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/variables/new.go
index fd71dad004..f0b59f38cb 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/variables/new.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/variables/new.go
@@ -2,20 +2,23 @@ package variables
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/apis/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/deprecations"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/values"
 )
 
-func New(fs billy.Filesystem, resourcePath string, path string, vals *v1alpha1.ValuesSpec, vars ...string) (*Variables, error) {
+func New(out io.Writer, fs billy.Filesystem, resourcePath string, path string, vals *v1alpha1.ValuesSpec, vars ...string) (*Variables, error) {
 	// if we already have values, skip the file
 	if vals == nil && path != "" {
 		v, err := values.Load(fs, filepath.Join(resourcePath, path))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to load variable file: %s (%w)", path, err)
 		}
+		deprecations.CheckValues(out, path, v)
 		vals = &v.ValuesSpec
 	}
 	variables := Variables{
diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/variables/new_test.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/variables/new_test.go
index 8eacf15613..958b310eb5 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/variables/new_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/variables/new_test.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	}}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := New(tt.fs, tt.resourcePath, tt.path, tt.vals, tt.vars...)
+			got, err := New(nil, tt.fs, tt.resourcePath, tt.path, tt.vals, tt.vars...)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("New() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return