diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/mysql/MySQLDSL.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/mysql/MySQLDSL.java
index 1df1b5068a..aa5706298f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/mysql/MySQLDSL.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/util/mysql/MySQLDSL.java
@@ -526,7 +526,14 @@ public class MySQLDSL extends DSL {
      *      "http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/miscellaneous-functions.html#function_values">
      *      http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/miscellaneous-functions.html#
      *      function_values</a>
+     * @deprecated - 3.15.0 - [#12099] - MySQL 8.0.20 has deprecated this clause
+     *             and replaced it by something new, which we'll support soon,
+     *             see <a href=
+     *             "https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/insert-on-duplicate.html">https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/insert-on-duplicate.html/<a>
+     *             and <a href=
+     *             "https://github.com/jOOQ/jOOQ/issues/12099">https://github.com/jOOQ/jOOQ/issues/12099</a>
      */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
     @NotNull
     @Support({ MYSQL })
     public static <T> Field<T> values(Field<T> values) {