diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index dbae1a500e..11409f377f 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -41,15 +41,28 @@ github:
     merge: false
     rebase: false
 
+  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@cordova.apache.org
-  issues:               issues@cordova.apache.org
-  pullrequests_status:  issues@cordova.apache.org
+  commits: commits@cordova.apache.org
+  issues: issues@cordova.apache.org
+  pullrequests_status: issues@cordova.apache.org
   pullrequests_comment: issues@cordova.apache.org
 
 staging:
-  profile: ~
-  whoami:  asf-staging
+  profile:
+  whoami: asf-staging
 
 publish:
-  whoami:  asf-site
+  whoami: asf-site