diff --git a/changelog/fragments/suite.yaml b/changelog/fragments/suite.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d17775e3c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fragments/suite.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# entries is a list of entries to include in
+# release notes and/or the migration guide
+entries:
+  - description: >
+      Add the deprecated APIs optional checker, `alpha-deprecated-apis`, to the suite operatorframework.
+
+    # kind is one of:
+    # - addition
+    # - change
+    # - deprecation
+    # - removal
+    # - bugfix
+    kind: "addition"
+
+    # Is this a breaking change?
+    breaking: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/bundle/validate/optional.go b/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/bundle/validate/optional.go
index 50857b155a7..5032c9160a2 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/bundle/validate/optional.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/operator-sdk/bundle/validate/optional.go
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ var optionalValidators = validators{
 		name:      "alpha-deprecated-apis",
 		labels: map[string]string{
 			nameKey: "alpha-deprecated-apis",
+			suiteKey: "operatorframework",
 		},
-		desc: "(stage: alpha) Deprecated APIs bundle validation. This valiator can help you out verify if your bundle contains manifests which uses deprecated APIs. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/",
+		desc: "(stage: alpha) Deprecated APIs bundle validation. This validator can help you out verify if your bundle contains manifests which uses deprecated APIs. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/",
 	},
 }