diff --git a/packages/@n8n/db/src/entities/workflow-entity.ts b/packages/@n8n/db/src/entities/workflow-entity.ts
index 3392a9ceac8..207f0c3f1c8 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/db/src/entities/workflow-entity.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/db/src/entities/workflow-entity.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export class WorkflowEntity extends WithTimestampsAndStringId implements IWorkfl
 	@Column({ type: 'text', nullable: true })
 	description: string | null;
 
+	/** @deprecated Please rely on `activeVersionId` being not `null` instead. */
 	@Column()
 	active: boolean;