diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/condition/ConditionOutcome.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/condition/ConditionOutcome.java
index da09605f4c3..b52eff4b052 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/condition/ConditionOutcome.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/condition/ConditionOutcome.java
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ public class ConditionOutcome {
 	 * @param outcome the outcome to inverse
 	 * @return the inverse of the condition outcome
 	 * @since 1.3.0
+	 * @deprecated since 3.5.0 for removal in 3.6.0 in favor of
+	 * {@link #ConditionOutcome(boolean, ConditionMessage)}
 	 */
+	@Deprecated(since = "3.5.0", forRemoval = true)
 	public static ConditionOutcome inverse(ConditionOutcome outcome) {
 		return new ConditionOutcome(!outcome.isMatch(), outcome.getConditionMessage());
 	}