diff --git a/hugo.toml b/hugo.toml
index d8a8158e..bdc2010e 100644
--- a/hugo.toml
+++ b/hugo.toml
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ enableEmoji = true
   # Footer config
   [params.footer]
     enable = true
+    # TODO remove in the future
     # FixIt 0.2.17 | CHANGED Custom content (HTML format is supported)
     # For advanced use, see parameter `params.customFilePath.footer`
     custom = ""
@@ -776,6 +777,7 @@ enableEmoji = true
     # "corner-indicator", "fill-left", "flash", "flat-top", "loading-bar", "mac-osx", "material", "minimal"]
     theme = "minimal"
   
+  # TODO remove in the future
   # FixIt 0.2.17 | NEW Define custom file paths
   # Create your custom files in site directory `layouts/partials/custom` and uncomment needed files below
   [params.customFilePath]
diff --git a/layouts/partials/init/detection-deprecated.html b/layouts/partials/init/detection-deprecated.html
index 9035d078..3a2e7b0a 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/init/detection-deprecated.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/init/detection-deprecated.html
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
   {{- $warns = $warns | append "The parameter `params.gitRepo` and `params.page.edit` is deprecated since v0.3.0, use `params.gitInfo` instead." -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{- with .Site.Params.customFilePath -}}
+  {{- $warns = $warns | append "The parameter `params.customFilePath` is deprecated since v0.3.7, use `layouts/partials/custom.html` instead." -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- with .Site.Params.footer.custom -}}
+  {{- $warns = $warns | append "The parameter `params.footer.custom` is deprecated since v0.3.7, use `layouts/partials/custom.html` instead." -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{- if len $warns -}}
   {{- warnf "Deprecated parameter detection until %v\n  - %v\n\n" (.Scratch.Get "version") (delimit $warns "\n  - ") -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/init/index.html b/layouts/partials/init/index.html
index f88c65d5..ba455744 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/init/index.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/init/index.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- .Scratch.Set "version" "v0.3.6" -}}
+{{- .Scratch.Set "version" "v0.3.7-RC" -}}
 {{- .Scratch.Set "this" dict -}}
 
 {{- partial "init/detection-env.html" . -}}