diff --git a/default.json b/default.json
index c52a76e..964e87f 100644
--- a/default.json
+++ b/default.json
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
   "platformAutomerge": true,
   "prHourlyLimit": 2,
   "prConcurrentLimit": 5,
+  "minimumReleaseAge": "3 days",
+  "internalChecksFilter": "strict",
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "description": "Hygiene: digest pins + lockfile maintenance — content-locking, automerge always",
@@ -87,6 +89,17 @@
       "automerge": true,
       "automergeType": "pr"
     },
+    {
+      "description": "First-party (ANcpLua.* + Qyl.*) — exempt from the release-age cooldown; we publish these and want fleet propagation to be immediate, not delayed 3 days",
+      "matchDatasources": [
+        "nuget"
+      ],
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "/^ANcpLua\\./",
+        "/^Qyl\\./"
+      ],
+      "minimumReleaseAge": "0"
+    },
     {
       "description": "Roslyn analyzers + reference assemblies",
       "matchPackageNames": [