diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index d033d2c..684146c 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -8611,12 +8611,12 @@ configs:
       # compression configuration, see borg manual
       compression: auto,zstd,4
     retention:
-      keep_last: 15
+      keep_last: 1
       keep_hourly: 0
-      keep_daily: 7
-      keep_weekly: 4
-      keep_monthly: 1
-      keep_yearly: 1
+      keep_daily: 1
+      keep_weekly: 8
+      keep_monthly: 6
+      keep_yearly: 5
     # exclude patterns (see borg help patterns)
     exclude_patterns: []
 #+END_SRC
@@ -8645,12 +8645,12 @@ configs:
 
     # define retention settings for borg independently from snapper
     retention:
-      keep_last: 15
+      keep_last: 1
       keep_hourly: 0
-      keep_daily: 7
-      keep_weekly: 4
-      keep_monthly: 1
-      keep_yearly: 1
+      keep_daily: 1
+      keep_weekly: 8
+      keep_monthly: 6
+      keep_yearly: 5
     # exclude patterns (see borg help patterns)
     exclude_patterns: []
 #+END_SRC
@@ -8682,12 +8682,12 @@ configs:
 
     # define retention settings for borg independently from snapper
     retention:
-      keep_last: 15
+      keep_last: 1
       keep_hourly: 0
-      keep_daily: 7
-      keep_weekly: 4
-      keep_monthly: 1
-      keep_yearly: 1
+      keep_daily: 1
+      keep_weekly: 8
+      keep_monthly: 6
+      keep_yearly: 5
     # exclude patterns (see borg help patterns)
     exclude_patterns: []
 #+END_SRC
@@ -8716,12 +8716,12 @@ configs:
 
     # define retention settings for borg independently from snapper
     retention:
-      keep_last: 15
+      keep_last: 1
       keep_hourly: 0
-      keep_daily: 7
-      keep_weekly: 4
-      keep_monthly: 1
-      keep_yearly: 1
+      keep_daily: 1
+      keep_weekly: 8
+      keep_monthly: 6
+      keep_yearly: 5
     # exclude patterns (see borg help patterns)
     exclude_patterns: []
 #+END_SRC
diff --git a/snapborg/.config/snapborg/home_fileserver_config.yaml b/snapborg/.config/snapborg/home_fileserver_config.yaml
index ff67158..62b4b99 100644
--- a/snapborg/.config/snapborg/home_fileserver_config.yaml
+++ b/snapborg/.config/snapborg/home_fileserver_config.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ configs:
 
     # define retention settings for borg independently from snapper
     retention:
-      keep_last: 15
+      keep_last: 1
       keep_hourly: 0
-      keep_daily: 7
-      keep_weekly: 4
-      keep_monthly: 1
-      keep_yearly: 1
+      keep_daily: 1
+      keep_weekly: 8
+      keep_monthly: 6
+      keep_yearly: 5
     # exclude patterns (see borg help patterns)
     exclude_patterns: []
diff --git a/snapborg/.config/snapborg/home_hdd_config.yaml b/snapborg/.config/snapborg/home_hdd_config.yaml
index cafd018..4fa11d3 100644
--- a/snapborg/.config/snapborg/home_hdd_config.yaml
+++ b/snapborg/.config/snapborg/home_hdd_config.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ configs:
 
     # define retention settings for borg independently from snapper
     retention:
-      keep_last: 15
+      keep_last: 1
       keep_hourly: 0
-      keep_daily: 7
-      keep_weekly: 4
-      keep_monthly: 1
-      keep_yearly: 1
+      keep_daily: 1
+      keep_weekly: 8
+      keep_monthly: 6
+      keep_yearly: 5
     # exclude patterns (see borg help patterns)
     exclude_patterns: []
diff --git a/snapborg/.config/snapborg/root_fileserver_config.yaml b/snapborg/.config/snapborg/root_fileserver_config.yaml
index 5b2506c..9e54bd3 100644
--- a/snapborg/.config/snapborg/root_fileserver_config.yaml
+++ b/snapborg/.config/snapborg/root_fileserver_config.yaml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ configs:
 
     # define retention settings for borg independently from snapper
     retention:
-      keep_last: 15
+      keep_last: 1
       keep_hourly: 0
-      keep_daily: 7
-      keep_weekly: 4
-      keep_monthly: 1
-      keep_yearly: 1
+      keep_daily: 1
+      keep_weekly: 8
+      keep_monthly: 6
+      keep_yearly: 5
     # exclude patterns (see borg help patterns)
     exclude_patterns: []
diff --git a/snapborg/.config/snapborg/root_hdd_config.yaml b/snapborg/.config/snapborg/root_hdd_config.yaml
index 464bec0..82d85d0 100644
--- a/snapborg/.config/snapborg/root_hdd_config.yaml
+++ b/snapborg/.config/snapborg/root_hdd_config.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ configs:
       # compression configuration, see borg manual
       compression: auto,zstd,4
     retention:
-      keep_last: 15
+      keep_last: 1
       keep_hourly: 0
-      keep_daily: 7
-      keep_weekly: 4
-      keep_monthly: 1
-      keep_yearly: 1
+      keep_daily: 1
+      keep_weekly: 8
+      keep_monthly: 6
+      keep_yearly: 5
     # exclude patterns (see borg help patterns)
     exclude_patterns: []