diff --git a/otterdog/eclipse-edc.jsonnet b/otterdog/eclipse-edc.jsonnet
index 80fa067..fbf37fd 100644
--- a/otterdog/eclipse-edc.jsonnet
+++ b/otterdog/eclipse-edc.jsonnet
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ orgs.newOrg('technology.edc', 'eclipse-edc') {
       },
     },
     orgs.newRepo('Release') {
+      archived: true,
       allow_rebase_merge: false,
       allow_update_branch: false,
       delete_branch_on_merge: false,