diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 670fbf3055c01..de5472f3355c5 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ github:
 
   protected_branches:
     master: {}
+    release-2.55.1: {}
     release-2.55.0: {}
     release-2.54.0: {}
     release-2.53.0: {}