diff --git a/.changeset/gorgeous-flies-teach.md b/.changeset/gorgeous-flies-teach.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7bdf5d287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gorgeous-flies-teach.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphprotocol/graph-cli': patch
+---
+
+show skip-git deprecation warning only when used
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
index 70290dd05..45a8160cb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ export default class InitCommand extends Command {
     'skip-git': Flags.boolean({
       summary: 'Skip initializing a Git repository.',
       default: false,
-      deprecated: {
-        message:
-          'In next major version, this flag will be removed. By default we will stop initializing a Git repository.',
-      },
     }),
     'start-block': Flags.string({
       helpGroup: 'Scaffold from contract',
@@ -142,6 +138,12 @@ export default class InitCommand extends Command {
 
     initDebugger('Flags: %O', flags);
 
+    if (skipGit) {
+      this.warn(
+        'The --skip-git flag will be removed in the next major version. By default we will stop initializing a Git repository.',
+      );
+    }
+
     const { node } = chooseNodeUrl({
       node: nodeFlag,
     });
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/cli/__snapshots__/init.test.ts.snap b/packages/cli/tests/cli/__snapshots__/init.test.ts.snap
index 3791039df..17fbfbbc3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/cli/__snapshots__/init.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/cli/__snapshots__/init.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
 exports[`Init > Ethereum > From contract 1`] = `
-" ›   Warning: In next major version, this flag will be removed. By default we 
- ›   will stop initializing a Git repository.
+" ›   Warning: The --skip-git flag will be removed in the next major version. By
+ ›    default we will stop initializing a Git repository.
 - Create subgraph scaffold
   Generate subgraph
 - Create subgraph scaffold
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ Make sure to visit the documentation on https://thegraph.com/docs/ for further i
 `;
 
 exports[`Init > Ethereum > From contract with abi 1`] = `
-" ›   Warning: In next major version, this flag will be removed. By default we 
- ›   will stop initializing a Git repository.
+" ›   Warning: The --skip-git flag will be removed in the next major version. By
+ ›    default we will stop initializing a Git repository.
 - Create subgraph scaffold
   Generate subgraph
 - Create subgraph scaffold
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ Make sure to visit the documentation on https://thegraph.com/docs/ for further i
 `;
 
 exports[`Init > Ethereum > From contract with abi and structs 1`] = `
-" ›   Warning: In next major version, this flag will be removed. By default we 
- ›   will stop initializing a Git repository.
+" ›   Warning: The --skip-git flag will be removed in the next major version. By
+ ›    default we will stop initializing a Git repository.
 - Create subgraph scaffold
   Generate subgraph
 - Create subgraph scaffold
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ Make sure to visit the documentation on https://thegraph.com/docs/ for further i
 `;
 
 exports[`Init > Ethereum > From contract with index events and abi with ID in events 1`] = `
-" ›   Warning: In next major version, this flag will be removed. By default we 
- ›   will stop initializing a Git repository.
+" ›   Warning: The --skip-git flag will be removed in the next major version. By
+ ›    default we will stop initializing a Git repository.
 - Create subgraph scaffold
   Generate subgraph
 - Create subgraph scaffold
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ Make sure to visit the documentation on https://thegraph.com/docs/ for further i
 `;
 
 exports[`Init > Ethereum > From contract with list items in abi 1`] = `
-" ›   Warning: In next major version, this flag will be removed. By default we 
- ›   will stop initializing a Git repository.
+" ›   Warning: The --skip-git flag will be removed in the next major version. By
+ ›    default we will stop initializing a Git repository.
 - Create subgraph scaffold
   Generate subgraph
 - Create subgraph scaffold
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ Make sure to visit the documentation on https://thegraph.com/docs/ for further i
 `;
 
 exports[`Init > Ethereum > From contract with overloaded elements 1`] = `
-" ›   Warning: In next major version, this flag will be removed. By default we 
- ›   will stop initializing a Git repository.
+" ›   Warning: The --skip-git flag will be removed in the next major version. By
+ ›    default we will stop initializing a Git repository.
 - Create subgraph scaffold
   Generate subgraph
 - Create subgraph scaffold
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ Make sure to visit the documentation on https://thegraph.com/docs/ for further i
 `;
 
 exports[`Init > Ethereum > From example 1`] = `
-" ›   Warning: In next major version, this flag will be removed. By default we 
- ›   will stop initializing a Git repository.
+" ›   Warning: The --skip-git flag will be removed in the next major version. By
+ ›    default we will stop initializing a Git repository.
 - Cloning example subgraph
 ✔ Cloning example subgraph
 - Initialize networks config
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ Make sure to visit the documentation on https://thegraph.com/docs/ for further i
 `;
 
 exports[`Init > NEAR > From contract 1`] = `
-" ›   Warning: In next major version, this flag will be removed. By default we 
- ›   will stop initializing a Git repository.
+" ›   Warning: The --skip-git flag will be removed in the next major version. By
+ ›    default we will stop initializing a Git repository.
 - Create subgraph scaffold
   Generate subgraph
 - Create subgraph scaffold