From 278e74ca7124d8e701bbaf31b92c86560bbc2a75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: The Apache Software Foundation <root-asf-gitbox-commits@apache.org>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 16:03:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Set up default protection ruleset for default and release
 branches

---
 .asf.yaml | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index a24c4d1958..776383c1a8 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -9,9 +9,22 @@ github:
     - website
     - hugo
 
+  rulesets:
+    - name: "Default Branch Protection"
+      type: branch
+      branches:
+        includes:
+          - "~DEFAULT_BRANCH"
+          - "release/*"
+          - "rel/*"
+        excludes: []
+      bypass_teams:
+        - root
+      restrict_deletion: true
+      restrict_force_push: true
 publish:
   whoami: asf-site
 
 staging:
-  profile: ~
-  whoami:  asf-staging
\ No newline at end of file
+  profile:
+  whoami: asf-staging