diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3932d8..762eb10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ apk add --allow-untrusted dist/prec_*_x86_64.apk
 pacman -U dist/prec-*-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
 ```
 
+Package installs place `/etc/logrotate.d/prec` with a default policy of `daily` and `rotate 7305` (about 20 years of retention).
+Adjust the `rotate` value as needed to match your retention policy.
+
 ### Manual install from source
 
 Build the binaries first:
@@ -173,6 +176,9 @@ install -m 0640 packaging/systemd/precd.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/
 install -m 0640 packaging/logrotate/prec /etc/logrotate.d/prec
 ```
 
+The installed `/etc/logrotate.d/prec` default is `daily` with `rotate 7305` (about 20 years of retention).
+Adjust the `rotate` value as needed to match your retention policy.
+
 ### Enable and start precd
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/packaging/logrotate/prec b/packaging/logrotate/prec
index 4658f05..dd0fd25 100644
--- a/packaging/logrotate/prec
+++ b/packaging/logrotate/prec
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /var/log/prec/prec.log {
-    # daily
-    # rotate 90
+    daily
+    # Retain logs for up to 20 years by default.
+    # Adjust this value to match your organization's retention policy.
+    rotate 7305
     # Log compression is enabled by default (compress = "zstd" in precd.conf),
     # so compressed rotated log files cannot be read with --all-logs.
     # If compress = "no" is set in precd.conf, using compress here is recommended.