diff --git a/docs/angular/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md b/docs/angular/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md
index a153abbc7c..3364c3aec8 100644
--- a/docs/angular/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md
+++ b/docs/angular/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Generates a service worker config for production builds.
 
 ### showCircularDependencies
 
-Default: `true`
+Default: `false`
 
 Type: `boolean`
 
diff --git a/docs/angular/api-node/executors/build.md b/docs/angular/api-node/executors/build.md
index 35809cda9e..326a46e7e2 100644
--- a/docs/angular/api-node/executors/build.md
+++ b/docs/angular/api-node/executors/build.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Log progress to the console while building.
 
 ### showCircularDependencies
 
-Default: `true`
+Default: `false`
 
 Type: `boolean`
 
diff --git a/docs/angular/api-web/executors/build.md b/docs/angular/api-web/executors/build.md
index f1bfd077a4..46f9afa65e 100644
--- a/docs/angular/api-web/executors/build.md
+++ b/docs/angular/api-web/executors/build.md
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ External Scripts which will be included before the main application entry
 
 ### showCircularDependencies
 
-Default: `true`
+Default: `false`
 
 Type: `boolean`
 
diff --git a/docs/node/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md b/docs/node/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md
index 302b52cb3f..c2950c827d 100644
--- a/docs/node/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md
+++ b/docs/node/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Generates a service worker config for production builds.
 
 ### showCircularDependencies
 
-Default: `true`
+Default: `false`
 
 Type: `boolean`
 
diff --git a/docs/node/api-node/executors/build.md b/docs/node/api-node/executors/build.md
index 74b886f61d..72d9e5a459 100644
--- a/docs/node/api-node/executors/build.md
+++ b/docs/node/api-node/executors/build.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Log progress to the console while building.
 
 ### showCircularDependencies
 
-Default: `true`
+Default: `false`
 
 Type: `boolean`
 
diff --git a/docs/node/api-web/executors/build.md b/docs/node/api-web/executors/build.md
index 0cce5dbed9..f4e6e8d350 100644
--- a/docs/node/api-web/executors/build.md
+++ b/docs/node/api-web/executors/build.md
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ External Scripts which will be included before the main application entry
 
 ### showCircularDependencies
 
-Default: `true`
+Default: `false`
 
 Type: `boolean`
 
diff --git a/docs/react/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md b/docs/react/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md
index dbc31886c9..de3c10b887 100644
--- a/docs/react/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md
+++ b/docs/react/api-angular/executors/webpack-browser.md
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Generates a service worker config for production builds.
 
 ### showCircularDependencies
 
-Default: `true`
+Default: `false`
 
 Type: `boolean`
 
diff --git a/docs/react/api-node/executors/build.md b/docs/react/api-node/executors/build.md
index af73f65e51..7485a785bb 100644
--- a/docs/react/api-node/executors/build.md
+++ b/docs/react/api-node/executors/build.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Log progress to the console while building.
 
 ### showCircularDependencies
 
-Default: `true`
+Default: `false`
 
 Type: `boolean`
 
diff --git a/docs/react/api-web/executors/build.md b/docs/react/api-web/executors/build.md
index 3ca5ddc3ee..3ecd30311f 100644
--- a/docs/react/api-web/executors/build.md
+++ b/docs/react/api-web/executors/build.md
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ External Scripts which will be included before the main application entry
 
 ### showCircularDependencies
 
-Default: `true`
+Default: `false`
 
 Type: `boolean`
 
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/builders/webpack-browser/schema.json b/packages/angular/src/builders/webpack-browser/schema.json
index 07d9c9c293..fbe044b606 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/builders/webpack-browser/schema.json
+++ b/packages/angular/src/builders/webpack-browser/schema.json
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@
     "showCircularDependencies": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Show circular dependency warnings on builds.",
-      "default": true
+      "default": false,
+      "x-deprecated": "The recommended method to detect circular dependencies in project code is to use a either a lint rule or other external tooling."
     },
     "buildOptimizer": {
       "type": "boolean",
diff --git a/packages/node/src/executors/build/schema.json b/packages/node/src/executors/build/schema.json
index 556a39dd58..0ca2882b80 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/executors/build/schema.json
+++ b/packages/node/src/executors/build/schema.json
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
     "showCircularDependencies": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Show circular dependency warnings on builds.",
-      "default": true
+      "default": false,
+      "x-deprecated": "The recommended method to detect circular dependencies in project code is to use a either a lint rule or other external tooling."
     },
     "maxWorkers": {
       "type": "number",
diff --git a/packages/web/src/builders/build/schema.json b/packages/web/src/builders/build/schema.json
index 0817d7c635..d067d0cfd6 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/builders/build/schema.json
+++ b/packages/web/src/builders/build/schema.json
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@
     "showCircularDependencies": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Show circular dependency warnings on builds.",
-      "default": true
+      "default": false,
+      "x-deprecated": "The recommended method to detect circular dependencies in project code is to use a either a lint rule or other external tooling."
     },
     "memoryLimit": {
       "type": "number",