diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index f00e90baca..c907a22cfd 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ You can identify them with the `@InternalApi` annotation. You'll also get a depr
 
 *   {% jdoc vm::lang.vm.VmTokenManager %}
 *   {% jdoc java::lang.java.JavaTokenManager %}
+*   {% jdoc python::lang.python.PythonTokenManager %}
 
 ### External Contributions
 
diff --git a/pmd-python/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/python/PythonTokenManager.java b/pmd-python/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/python/PythonTokenManager.java
index 30a3aa72fc..161aa944c7 100644
--- a/pmd-python/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/python/PythonTokenManager.java
+++ b/pmd-python/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/python/PythonTokenManager.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/**
+/*
  * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
  */
 
@@ -6,13 +6,21 @@ package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.python;
 
 import java.io.Reader;
 
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.annotation.InternalApi;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.Language;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.Tokenizer;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.TokenManager;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.SimpleCharStream;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.python.ast.PythonParserTokenManager;
 
 /**
  * Python Token Manager implementation.
+ *
+ * @deprecated This is internal API, use {@link Tokenizer#tokenize(net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.SourceCode, net.sourceforge.pmd.cpd.Tokens)}
+ *             via {@link Language#getTokenizer()}.
  */
+@Deprecated
+@InternalApi
 public class PythonTokenManager implements TokenManager {
     private final PythonParserTokenManager tokenManager;