diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 73b2008895..0000000000
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
-# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
-# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
-# https://docs.github.com/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
-
-version: 2
-updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: 'npm'
-    directory: '/'
-    schedule:
-      interval: 'weekly'
-    commit-message:
-      # Prefix all commit messages with "fix: "
-      # This will ensure semanatic-release will pick up the commit messages and bump the version for npm
-      prefix: 'fix'
-    groups:
-      # Make all minor and patch security updates go into one PR
-      security-updates:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        update-types:
-          - 'patch'
-          - 'minor'
-      # Make all minor and patch version updates go into one PR
-      version-updates:
-        applies-to: version-updates
-        update-types:
-          - 'minor'
-          - 'patch'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml b/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1921b720d9..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-name: Semantic Release
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master # or main
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read # for checkout
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    name: Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
-      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
-      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
-      id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 'lts/*'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-
-      # consider npm provenance, see https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/docs/recipes/ci-configurations/github-actions.md#npm-provenance
-      - name: Verify the integrity of provenance attestations and registry signatures for installed dependencies
-        run: npm audit signatures
-
-      - name: Build
-        run: npm run build
-
-      # Use npx semantic-release to determine the next version
-      - name: Release
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-        run: npx semantic-release
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 545d70bbec..5861b2da9f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Deprecated
+
+This package is deprecated and no longer maintained. The Connect Widget UI has moved into MX's internal Connect widget codebase. `2.41.0` is the final release; no further releases, bug fixes, or security updates will be published.
+
 ## v.2.41.0
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/GEMINI.md b/GEMINI.md
index 447b53b34c..c6b521c92f 100644
--- a/GEMINI.md
+++ b/GEMINI.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Connect Widget AI Context
 
+> **DEPRECATED:** This repository is deprecated and archived. The code has moved into MX's internal Connect widget. Do not propose new features or changes here.
+
 ## Project Overview
 
 `@mxenabled/connect-widget` is a UI-only library for the Connect Widget, built with React and TypeScript. It provides the visual components and state management for the widget but relies on an external API and configuration provided by the consuming application to function.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35597b09af..e1d853803c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Connect Widget
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> **This package is deprecated and no longer maintained.**
+> The Connect Widget UI has moved into MX's internal Connect widget codebase. This repository is archived and `@mxenabled/connect-widget` will not receive further releases, bug fixes, or security updates.
+>
+> **Existing consumers:** the last published version is `2.41.0`. Pin to `2.41.0` exactly (not a range) if you keep using it.
+
 ![NPM Version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/%40mxenabled%2Fconnect-widget)
 
 This is the **UI only** for the connect widget. Heavy configuration and an API are needed for this project to work. See [usage](#usage) and [props](#props) for more details.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40890ae2d8..1a1863c65a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mxenabled/connect-widget",
-  "description": "A simple ui library for React",
+  "description": "DEPRECATED: no longer maintained. Last version 2.41.0.",
   "version": "0.0.0-semantic-release",
   "module": "dist/index.es.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",