diff --git a/distro/config/apkg.toml b/distro/config/apkg.toml
index c70306d6..73a79a3b 100644
--- a/distro/config/apkg.toml
+++ b/distro/config/apkg.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ make_archive_script = "tools/make-dev-archive"
 [upstream]
 # needed for get-archive
 archive_url = "https://bird.network.cz/download/bird-{{ version }}.tar.gz"
+
+[apkg]
+# apkg compat level
+compat = 3