diff --git a/changelog/62644.deprecated b/changelog/62644.deprecated
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..10a5e5fbd58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/62644.deprecated
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Deprecated defunct Django returner
diff --git a/salt/returners/django_return.py b/salt/returners/django_return.py
index 64400b7b35a..6be18ed2415 100644
--- a/salt/returners/django_return.py
+++ b/salt/returners/django_return.py
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 """
+.. deprecated:: 3006
+
+.. warning::
+
+    This module has been deprecated and will be removed after January 2024.
+
 A returner that will inform a Django system that
 returns are available using Django's signal system.
 
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ __virtualname__ = "django"
 
 def __virtual__():
     warn_until_date(
-        "20250101",
+        "20240101",
         "The django returner is broken and deprecated, and will be removed"
         " after {date}.",
     )