diff --git a/cli/command/cli.go b/cli/command/cli.go
index 1452e1a24..dfb4fba69 100644
--- a/cli/command/cli.go
+++ b/cli/command/cli.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	manifeststore "github.com/docker/cli/cli/manifest/store"
 	registryclient "github.com/docker/cli/cli/registry/client"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/streams"
-	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/trust"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/version"
 	dopts "github.com/docker/cli/opts"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/tlsconfig"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	notaryclient "github.com/theupdateframework/notary/client"
 )
 
 const defaultInitTimeout = 2 * time.Second
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ type Cli interface {
 	Apply(ops ...CLIOption) error
 	ConfigFile() *configfile.ConfigFile
 	ServerInfo() ServerInfo
-	NotaryClient(imgRefAndAuth trust.ImageRefAndAuth, actions []string) (notaryclient.Repository, error)
 	DefaultVersion() string
 	CurrentVersion() string
 	ManifestStore() manifeststore.Store
@@ -67,6 +64,7 @@ type Cli interface {
 	CurrentContext() string
 	DockerEndpoint() docker.Endpoint
 	TelemetryClient
+	DeprecatedNotaryClient
 }
 
 // DockerCli is an instance the docker command line client.
@@ -405,11 +403,6 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) initializeFromClient() {
 	cli.client.NegotiateAPIVersionPing(ping)
 }
 
-// NotaryClient provides a Notary Repository to interact with signed metadata for an image
-func (cli *DockerCli) NotaryClient(imgRefAndAuth trust.ImageRefAndAuth, actions []string) (notaryclient.Repository, error) {
-	return trust.GetNotaryRepository(cli.In(), cli.Out(), UserAgent(), imgRefAndAuth.RepoInfo(), imgRefAndAuth.AuthConfig(), actions...)
-}
-
 // ContextStore returns the ContextStore
 func (cli *DockerCli) ContextStore() store.Store {
 	return cli.contextStore
diff --git a/cli/command/cli_deprecated.go b/cli/command/cli_deprecated.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d179f42f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/command/cli_deprecated.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/trust"
+	notaryclient "github.com/theupdateframework/notary/client"
+)
+
+type DeprecatedNotaryClient interface {
+	// NotaryClient provides a Notary Repository to interact with signed metadata for an image
+	//
+	// Deprecated: use [trust.GetNotaryRepository] instead. This method is no longer used and will be removed in the next release.
+	NotaryClient(imgRefAndAuth trust.ImageRefAndAuth, actions []string) (notaryclient.Repository, error)
+}
+
+// NotaryClient provides a Notary Repository to interact with signed metadata for an image
+func (cli *DockerCli) NotaryClient(imgRefAndAuth trust.ImageRefAndAuth, actions []string) (notaryclient.Repository, error) {
+	return trust.GetNotaryRepository(cli.In(), cli.Out(), UserAgent(), imgRefAndAuth.RepoInfo(), imgRefAndAuth.AuthConfig(), actions...)
+}