diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index d5428e554..870785e87 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,17 @@ notifications:
   pullrequests: dev@synapse.apache.org
   jobs: dev@synapse.apache.org
   jira_options: link label comment
+github:
+  rulesets:
+    - name: "Default Branch Protection"
+      type: branch
+      branches:
+        includes:
+          - "~DEFAULT_BRANCH"
+          - "release/*"
+          - "rel/*"
+        excludes: []
+      bypass_teams:
+        - root
+      restrict_deletion: true
+      restrict_force_push: true