diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index fa193c03e01..7f24a069bb3 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ github:
     squash: true
     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@phoenix.apache.org
   issues: issues@phoenix.apache.org