diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-deploy-all.yml b/.github/workflows/release-deploy-all.yml
index 7d43fdd850..6ea6d8b9a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-deploy-all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-deploy-all.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ env:
   ATBC_LOGIN_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.ATBC_LOGIN_ENDPOINT }}
   ATBC_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.ATBC_ENDPOINT }}
   SWAGGER_ENABLED: true
-  APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS: 43
+  APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS: ${{ vars.APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS }}
   BYPASS_APPLICATION_SUBMIT_VALIDATIONS: ${{ secrets.BYPASS_APPLICATION_SUBMIT_VALIDATIONS }}
   BYPASS_CRA_INCOME_VERIFICATION: ${{ secrets.BYPASS_CRA_INCOME_VERIFICATION }}
   API_SECRET_NAME: ${{ secrets.OPENSHIFT_SIMS_CREDS_NAME }}
diff --git a/configs/env-example b/configs/env-example
index b8afa4fc97..2265bf4d5b 100644
--- a/configs/env-example
+++ b/configs/env-example
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BUILD_ID=0
 API_PORT=3000
 APP_PORT=8080
 SWAGGER_ENABLED=true
-APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS=43
+APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS=365
 
 # Database
 POSTGRES_USER=
diff --git a/devops/Makefile b/devops/Makefile
index b64befbbd5..5f59c4f66f 100644
--- a/devops/Makefile
+++ b/devops/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export BYPASS_CRA_INCOME_VERIFICATION := $(or $(BYPASS_CRA_INCOME_VERIFICATION),
 export IS_FULLTIME_ALLOWED := $(or $(IS_FULLTIME_ALLOWED), false)
 export BYPASS_APPLICATION_SUBMIT_VALIDATIONS := $(or $(BYPASS_APPLICATION_SUBMIT_VALIDATIONS), false)
 export SWAGGER_ENABLED := $(or ${SWAGGER_ENABLED}, true)
-export APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS := $(or ${APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS}, 43)
+export APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS := $(or ${APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS}, 365)
 export REDIS_PORT := $(or ${REDIS_PORT}, 6379)
 export CLAMAV_PORT := $(or ${CLAMAV_PORT}, 3310)
 export API_PORT := $(or ${API_PORT}, 7070)
@@ -530,4 +530,4 @@ update-sysdig-team:
 	@oc process -f openshift/sysdig-team.yml -p LICENSE_PLATE=0c27fb | oc apply -f -
 	@echo "Updating Sysdig Team for license plate a6ef19.\n"
 	@oc project a6ef19-tools
-	@oc process -f openshift/sysdig-team.yml -p LICENSE_PLATE=a6ef19 | oc apply -f -
\ No newline at end of file
+	@oc process -f openshift/sysdig-team.yml -p LICENSE_PLATE=a6ef19 | oc apply -f -
diff --git a/sources/Makefile b/sources/Makefile
index 97a9f59455..dad10c9357 100644
--- a/sources/Makefile
+++ b/sources/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export IS_FULLTIME_ALLOWED := $(or $(IS_FULLTIME_ALLOWED), true)
 export INSTITUTION_REQUEST_FOLDER := $(or $(INSTITUTION_REQUEST_FOLDER), OUT)
 export INSTITUTION_RESPONSE_FOLDER := $(or $(INSTITUTION_RESPONSE_FOLDER), IN)
 export SWAGGER_ENABLED := $(or ${SWAGGER_ENABLED}, true)
-export APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS := $(or ${APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS}, 43)
+export APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS := $(or ${APPLICATION_ARCHIVE_DAYS}, 365)
 #Formio forms integration
 export FORMIO_SOURCE_REPO_URL := $(or ${FORMIO_SOURCE_REPO_URL}, https://github.com/formio/formio.git)
 export FORMIO_SOURCE_REPO_TAG := $(or ${FORMIO_SOURCE_REPO_TAG}, v4.3.0)