diff --git a/news/resample-dep-warning.rst b/news/resample-dep-warning.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..186e3c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/resample-dep-warning.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* Deprecation warning for resample function in resampler
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/src/diffpy/utils/resampler.py b/src/diffpy/utils/resampler.py
index e88c4f0b..3687f3ad 100644
--- a/src/diffpy/utils/resampler.py
+++ b/src/diffpy/utils/resampler.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 """Various utilities related to data parsing and manipulation."""
 
+from warnings import deprecated
+
 import numpy
 
 
@@ -77,6 +79,10 @@ def wsinterp(x, xp, fp, left=None, right=None):
     return fp_at_x
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "The 'resample' function is deprecated and will be removed in a future release (3.8.0). \n"
+    "'resample' has been renamed 'wsinterp' to better reflect functionality. Please use 'wsinterp' instead."
+)
 def resample(r, s, dr):
     """Resample a PDF on a new grid.