diff --git a/tools/hash.sh b/tools/hash.sh
index e4f92b4cdf..2bd5bb1e0e 100755
--- a/tools/hash.sh
+++ b/tools/hash.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "**************************************************************************"
-echo "** This tool will be deprecated in the next major release of OpenSearch **"
-echo "** https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/issues/1755           **"
-echo "**************************************************************************"
+echo "**************************************************************************" >&2
+echo "** This tool will be deprecated in the next major release of OpenSearch **" >&2
+echo "** https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/issues/1755           **" >&2
+echo "**************************************************************************" >&2
 
 SCRIPT_PATH="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
 if ! [ -x "$(command -v realpath)" ]; then