diff --git a/docs/group_vars/dbms/dirvish_client.yml b/docs/group_vars/dbms/dirvish_client.yml
index a91b04a..6964534 100644
--- a/docs/group_vars/dbms/dirvish_client.yml
+++ b/docs/group_vars/dbms/dirvish_client.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 dirvish_client_snapshot_scripts:
   - mysql-snapshot.sh
 
+# Advanced backup retention rule
+dirvish_server_expire_rules:
+  # Keep first backup of the month for 6 months
+  - "* * 1 * * +6 months"
+  # Keep first backup of every quarter for 3 years
+  - "* * 1 1,4,7,10 * +3 years"
+  # Keep first backup of a year forever
+  - "* * 1 1 * never"
+
 # Exclude the MariaDB data directory, as that's already covered by the snapshot
 dirvish_server_client_exclude:
   - 'var/lib/mysql/'
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 668acae..438ebb7 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace: s3lph
 name: dirvish
 
 # The version of the collection. Must be compatible with semantic versioning
-version: 0.5.0
+version: 0.6.0
 
 # The path to the Markdown (.md) readme file. This path is relative to the root of the collection
 readme: README.md
diff --git a/roles/dirvish_server/defaults/main.yml b/roles/dirvish_server/defaults/main.yml
index 6f886e5..484e2f4 100644
--- a/roles/dirvish_server/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dirvish_server/defaults/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dirvish_server_image_name: "%Y%m%d-%H%M%S"
 dirvish_server_log_compression: gzip
 dirvish_server_index_compression: gzip
 dirvish_server_expire_default: "+31 days"
+dirvish_server_expire_rules: []
 
 dirvish_server_exclude:
   - lost+found/
diff --git a/roles/dirvish_server/templates/client_default.conf.j2 b/roles/dirvish_server/templates/client_default.conf.j2
index 92852b4..009f789 100644
--- a/roles/dirvish_server/templates/client_default.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/dirvish_server/templates/client_default.conf.j2
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ tree: /
 {% if item != inventory_hostname %}
 rsh: {{ hostvars[item].dirvish_server_client_rsh | default(dirvish_server_rsh) }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if hostvars[item].dirvish_server_expire_rules is defined and hostvars[item].dirvish_server_expire_rules | length > 0 %}
+expire-rule:
+{% for rule in hostvars[item].dirvish_server_expire_rules %}
+	{{ rule }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif%}
 
 {% if hostvars[item].dirvish_server_client_exclude is defined and hostvars[item].dirvish_server_client_exclude | length > 0 %}
 exclude: