diff --git a/src/pipecat/frames/frames.py b/src/pipecat/frames/frames.py
index be3b4e4a7..0e9127130 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/frames/frames.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/frames/frames.py
@@ -2117,7 +2117,11 @@ class ServiceUpdateSettingsFrame(ControlFrame):
     ``update`` object.  When both are provided, ``update`` takes precedence.
 
     Parameters:
-        settings: Dictionary of setting name to value mappings (legacy).
+        settings: Dictionary of setting name to value mappings.
+
+            .. deprecated:: 0.0.103
+                Use ``update`` with a typed settings object instead.
+
         update: :class:`~pipecat.services.settings.ServiceSettings` object
             describing the delta to apply.
     """
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/llm_service.py b/src/pipecat/services/llm_service.py
index 860a472c9..83d60defb 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/llm_service.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/llm_service.py
@@ -354,6 +354,14 @@ class LLMService(UserTurnCompletionLLMServiceMixin, AIService):
                 await self._update_settings(frame.update)
             elif frame.settings:
                 # Backward-compatible path: convert legacy dict to settings object.
+                with warnings.catch_warnings():
+                    warnings.simplefilter("always")
+                    warnings.warn(
+                        "Passing a dict via LLMUpdateSettingsFrame(settings={...}) is deprecated "
+                        "since 0.0.103, use LLMUpdateSettingsFrame(update=LLMSettings(...)) instead.",
+                        DeprecationWarning,
+                        stacklevel=2,
+                    )
                 update = type(self._settings).from_mapping(frame.settings)
                 await self._update_settings(update)
         elif isinstance(frame, LLMContextSummaryRequestFrame):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/stt_service.py b/src/pipecat/services/stt_service.py
index ae04ed33f..fdcefcbd5 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/stt_service.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/stt_service.py
@@ -336,6 +336,14 @@ class STTService(AIService):
                 await self._update_settings(frame.update)
             elif frame.settings:
                 # Backward-compatible path: convert legacy dict to settings object.
+                with warnings.catch_warnings():
+                    warnings.simplefilter("always")
+                    warnings.warn(
+                        "Passing a dict via STTUpdateSettingsFrame(settings={...}) is deprecated "
+                        "since 0.0.103, use STTUpdateSettingsFrame(update=STTSettings(...)) instead.",
+                        DeprecationWarning,
+                        stacklevel=2,
+                    )
                 update = type(self._settings).from_mapping(frame.settings)
                 await self._update_settings(update)
         elif isinstance(frame, STTMuteFrame):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/tts_service.py b/src/pipecat/services/tts_service.py
index 4b4b47a50..996a780ed 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/tts_service.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/tts_service.py
@@ -546,6 +546,14 @@ class TTSService(AIService):
                 await self._update_settings(frame.update)
             elif frame.settings:
                 # Backward-compatible path: convert legacy dict to settings object.
+                with warnings.catch_warnings():
+                    warnings.simplefilter("always")
+                    warnings.warn(
+                        "Passing a dict via TTSUpdateSettingsFrame(settings={...}) is deprecated "
+                        "since 0.0.103, use TTSUpdateSettingsFrame(update=TTSSettings(...)) instead.",
+                        DeprecationWarning,
+                        stacklevel=2,
+                    )
                 update = type(self._settings).from_mapping(frame.settings)
                 await self._update_settings(update)
         elif isinstance(frame, BotStoppedSpeakingFrame):