diff --git a/build/registry/cmd.go b/build/registry/cmd.go
index cf5439ff4..d1bd7343c 100644
--- a/build/registry/cmd.go
+++ b/build/registry/cmd.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func doUploadToS3(registryFilename, gitTag string) error {
 
 	rulesfileInfo := reg.RulesfileByName(pt.Name)
 	if rulesfileInfo == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not find rulesfile %s in registry", pt.Name)
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not find rulesfile %s in the registry (reserved or archived are ignored)", pt.Name)
 	}
 
 	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "falco-artifacts-to-upload")
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func doPushToOCI(registryFilename, gitTag string) (*string, error) {
 
 	rulesfileInfo := reg.RulesfileByName(pt.Name)
 	if rulesfileInfo == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find rulesfile %s in registry", pt.Name)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find rulesfile %s in the registry (reserved or archived are ignored)", pt.Name)
 	}
 
 	// Create the repository object for the ref.
diff --git a/build/registry/registry.go b/build/registry/registry.go
index 8e6d38412..140d6619f 100644
--- a/build/registry/registry.go
+++ b/build/registry/registry.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type Rulesfile struct {
 	URL      string   `yaml:"url"`
 	License  string   `yaml:"license"`
 	Reserved bool     `yaml:"reserved"`
+	Archived bool     `yaml:"archived"`
 }
 
 type Registry struct {
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ func (r *Registry) Validate() error {
 // RulesfileByName returns the rulesfile in the index with the specified name, or nil if not found
 func (r *Registry) RulesfileByName(name string) *Rulesfile {
 	for _, rf := range r.Rulesfiles {
+		if rf.Reserved || rf.Archived {
+			continue
+		}
 		if rf.Name == name {
 			return &rf
 		}