diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 11e033e..1a6bb1b 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+
+# Enable the next-gen .asf.yaml parser
+meta:
+  nextgen: true
+
 github:
   description: "Container image to provide runtime environment for developing and testing Apache Ozone"
   homepage: https://ozone.apache.org