diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Row.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Row.scala
index e12bf9616e2de..4f5af9ac80b10 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Row.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Row.scala
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ object Row {
   /**
    * Merge multiple rows into a single row, one after another.
    */
+  @deprecated("This method is deprecated and will be removed in future versions.", "3.0.0")
   def merge(rows: Row*): Row = {
     // TODO: Improve the performance of this if used in performance critical part.
     new GenericRow(rows.flatMap(_.toSeq).toArray)