diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-prod b/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-prod
index 46e856253e..abf3875664 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-prod
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-prod
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ landingpage_instance: "prod"
 public_artifacts_dir: /srv/taskotron/artifacts
 cgit_root_title: "Taskotron Git Mirror"
 
+# increase the max life of artifacts
+artifacts_max_life: '180d'
+
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 # buildbot details
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