diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index 9ffc1961b09..fd372c95b84 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ linker = "riscv64-linux-gnu-gcc"
 [alias]
 sqlness = "run --bin sqlness-runner --target-dir target/sqlness --"
 
+[registry]
+# Requires cargo 1.100+; older cargo ignores this key. Only registry crates
+# carry a publish time, so git dependencies (our GreptimeTeam forks) are exempt.
+global-min-publish-age = "7 days"
+
 [unstable.git]
 shallow_index = true
 shallow_deps = true