# Hobby projects now default to 30-day deployment retention

DevFeed: [Hobby projects now default to 30-day deployment retention](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/hobby-projects-now-default-to-30-day-deployment-retention-978.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://vercel.com/changelog/hobby-projects-now-default-to-30-day-deployment-retention>)

Author: Pranav Kanchi

Published: 2026-04-27T07:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Vercel News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/vercel-news.md>)

Topics: [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>)

Tags: [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [hobby](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hobby.md>), [production](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/production.md>), [retention](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retention.md>)

## AI overview

Vercel is capping maximum deployment retention for Hobby plans at 30 days starting April 29. The 10 most recent production deployments and aliased deployments remain preserved, while Pro and Enterprise plans are unaffected.

## Source excerpt

Starting April 29th, the maximum retention policy for Hobby plans will be capped at 30 days. Deployments outside your retention window will be automatically removed. This excludes your 10 most recent production deployments and any aliased deployments, which continue to be preserved regardless of retention settings. Pro and Enterprise plans are not affected. Learn more about Deployment Retention. Read more