diff --git a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
index 813d0a0da..b51c9303f 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ EDXAPP_PRIVATE_REQUIREMENTS:
     - name: ddtrace<4.0.0
 
     # Plugins
-    - name: edx-arch-experiments==7.3.0
+    - name: edx-arch-experiments==7.7.1
 
 # This is an addendum to EDXAPP_PRIVATE_REQUIREMENTS for us in installing
 # requirements only in the stage environment. (It should only be set in stage.)
@@ -893,6 +893,8 @@ EDXAPP_RETIREMENT_STATES:
   - "LMS_MISC_COMPLETE"
   - "RETIRING_LMS"
   - "LMS_COMPLETE"
+  - "RETIRING_CERTIFICATES"
+  - "CERTIFICATES_COMPLETE"
   - "ADDING_TO_PARTNER_QUEUE"
   - "PARTNER_QUEUE_COMPLETE"
   - "ERRORED"