diff --git a/cli/config/configfile/file.go b/cli/config/configfile/file.go
index ae9dcb337..b9f57b72a 100644
--- a/cli/config/configfile/file.go
+++ b/cli/config/configfile/file.go
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ type ConfigFile struct {
 	NodesFormat          string                       `json:"nodesFormat,omitempty"`
 	PruneFilters         []string                     `json:"pruneFilters,omitempty"`
 	Proxies              map[string]ProxyConfig       `json:"proxies,omitempty"`
-	Experimental         string                       `json:"experimental,omitempty"`
 	CurrentContext       string                       `json:"currentContext,omitempty"`
 	CLIPluginsExtraDirs  []string                     `json:"cliPluginsExtraDirs,omitempty"`
 	Plugins              map[string]map[string]string `json:"plugins,omitempty"`
 	Aliases              map[string]string            `json:"aliases,omitempty"`
 	Features             map[string]string            `json:"features,omitempty"`
+
+	// Deprecated: experimental CLI features are always enabled and this field is no longer used. Use [Features] instead for optional features. This field will be removed in a future release.
+	Experimental string `json:"experimental,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ProxyConfig contains proxy configuration settings