diff --git a/metadata/org.gnu.emacs.yml b/metadata/org.gnu.emacs.yml
index 6408a2e656..45e8c109e3 100644
--- a/metadata/org.gnu.emacs.yml
+++ b/metadata/org.gnu.emacs.yml
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ MaintainerNotes: |-
   * etc/e - contains prebuilt terminfo data, which is deleted and built
     again during the build.
 
+ArchivePolicy: 12
 AutoUpdateMode: None
 UpdateCheckMode: None
 CurrentVersion: 30.0.50