diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 7be98003c67..8ce829eac75 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+# Enable the next-gen .asf.yaml parser
+meta:
+  nextgen: true
+
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