diff --git a/ding/utils/deprecation.py b/ding/utils/deprecation.py
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+import functools
+import textwrap
+import warnings
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+def deprecated(since: str, removed_in: str, up_to: Optional[str] = None):
+    """
+    Overview:
+        Decorate a function to signify its deprecation.
+    Arguments:
+        - since (:obj:`str`): the version when the function was first deprecated.
+        - removed_in (:obj:`str`): the version when the function will be removed.
+        - up_to (:obj:`Optional[str]`): the new API users should use.
+    Returns:
+        - decorator (:obj:`Callable`): decorated function.
+    Examples:
+        >>> from ding.utils.deprecation import deprecated
+        >>> @deprecated('0.4.1', '0.5.1')
+        >>> def hello():
+        >>>     print('hello')
+    """
+
+    def decorator(func):
+        existing_docstring = func.__doc__ or ""
+
+        deprecated_doc = f'.. deprecated:: {since}\n    Deprecated and will be removed in version {removed_in}'
+
+        if up_to is not None:
+            deprecated_doc += f', please use `{up_to}` instead.'
+        else:
+            deprecated_doc += '.'
+
+        func.__doc__ = deprecated_doc + "\n\n" + textwrap.dedent(existing_docstring)
+
+        @functools.wraps(func)
+        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+            warning_msg = (
+                f'API `{func.__module__}.{func.__name__}` is deprecated since version {since} '
+                f'and will be removed in version {removed_in}'
+            )
+            if up_to is not None:
+                warning_msg += f", please use `{up_to}` instead."
+            else:
+                warning_msg += "."
+
+            warnings.warn(warning_msg, category=FutureWarning, stacklevel=2)
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        return wrapper
+
+    return decorator
diff --git a/ding/utils/tests/test_deprecation.py b/ding/utils/tests/test_deprecation.py
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+import pytest
+import warnings
+from ding.utils.deprecation import deprecated
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unittest
+def test_deprecated():
+
+    @deprecated('0.4.1', '0.5.1')
+    def deprecated_func1():
+        pass
+
+    @deprecated('0.4.1', '0.5.1', 'deprecated_func3')
+    def deprecated_func2():
+        pass
+
+    with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
+        deprecated_func1()
+        assert (
+            'API `test_deprecation.deprecated_func1` is deprecated '
+            'since version 0.4.1 and will be removed in version 0.5.1.'
+        ) == str(w[-1].message)
+        deprecated_func2()
+        assert (
+            'API `test_deprecation.deprecated_func2` is deprecated '
+            'since version 0.4.1 and will be removed in version 0.5.1, '
+            'please use `deprecated_func3` instead.'
+        ) == str(w[-1].message)