diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 84f316a18..751e95ccf 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 # Staging and publishing profile for yourproject-website.git:
 staging:
-  profile: ~
-  whoami:  asf-staging
+  profile:
+  whoami: asf-staging
 
 github:
   description: "Repository used to build the Apache James website"
@@ -17,8 +17,21 @@ github:
     - imap
     - smtp
     - jmap
+  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:      notifications@james.apache.org
-  issues:       notifications@james.apache.org
+  commits: notifications@james.apache.org
+  issues: notifications@james.apache.org
   pullrequests: notifications@james.apache.org
   jira_options: link label worklog