diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 3a23c3f..215afb3 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -1,22 +1,3 @@
-# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-# distributed with this work for additional information
-# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
-# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
-# specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-
-# https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INFRA/git+-+.asf.yaml+features
----
 github:
   description: "Script based installer for new users trying out Apache CloudStack"
   homepage: https://get.cloudstack.cloud
@@ -28,8 +9,8 @@ github:
     - kvm
     - orchestration
 
-  ghp_branch:  main
-  ghp_path:    /
+  ghp_branch: main
+  ghp_path: /
 
   features:
     issues: true
@@ -45,10 +26,23 @@ github:
     - sudo87
     - acs-robot
 
-  protected_branches: ~
+  protected_branches:
 
+  rulesets:
+    - name: "Default Branch Protection"
+      type: branch
+      branches:
+        includes:
+          - "~DEFAULT_BRANCH"
+          - "release/*"
+          - "rel/*"
+        excludes: []
+      bypass_teams:
+        - root
+      restrict_deletion: true
+      restrict_force_push: true
 notifications:
-  commits:      commits@cloudstack.apache.org
-  issues:       commits@cloudstack.apache.org
+  commits: commits@cloudstack.apache.org
+  issues: commits@cloudstack.apache.org
   pullrequests: commits@cloudstack.apache.org
-  discussions:  users@cloudstack.apache.org
+  discussions: users@cloudstack.apache.org