diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb2578a..08af3d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ An Ansible Role that sets up automated remote backups on the target machine. Use
 - `borg_exclude_from`: Read exclude patterns from one or more separate named files, one pattern per line.
 - `borg_ssh_command`: Command to use instead of just "ssh". This can be used to specify ssh options.
 - `borg_encryption_passcommand`: The standard output of this command is used to unlock the encryption key.
+- `borg_retention_policy`: Retention policy for how many backups to keep in each category (daily, weekly, monthly, etc).
 
 ## Example Playbook
 
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ An Ansible Role that sets up automated remote backups on the target machine. Use
       - /var/lib/automysqlbackup
     borg_exclude_patterns:
       - /srv/www/old-sites
+    borg_retention_policy:
+      keep_hourly: 3
+      keep_daily: 7
+      keep_weekly: 4
+      keep_monthly: 6
 ```
 
 ## Planned features
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1e1fbd0..7d01d05 100755
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@ borgmatic_failure_command: echo "`date` - Error while creating a backup."
 borg_one_file_system: true
 borg_exclude_from: []
 borg_encryption_passcommand: false
-borg_ssh_command: false
\ No newline at end of file
+borg_ssh_command: false
+borg_retention_policy:
+  keep_hourly: 3
+  keep_daily: 7
+  keep_weekly: 4
+  keep_monthly: 6
diff --git a/templates/config.yaml.j2 b/templates/config.yaml.j2
index b753f38..8f8b6d4 100644
--- a/templates/config.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/config.yaml.j2
@@ -79,17 +79,40 @@ storage:
 # https://borgbackup.readthedocs.org/en/stable/usage.html#borg-prune for details.
 # At least one of the "keep" options is required for pruning to work.
 retention:
+{% if borg_retention_policy.keep_secondly is defined %}
+    # Number of secondly archives to keep.
+    keep_secondly: {{ borg_retention_policy.keep_secondly }}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if borg_retention_policy.keep_minutely is defined %}
+    # Number of minutely archives to keep.
+    keep_minutely: {{ borg_retention_policy.keep_minutely }}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if borg_retention_policy.keep_hourly is defined %}
     # Number of hourly archives to keep.
-    keep_hourly: 3
+    keep_hourly: {{ borg_retention_policy.keep_hourly }}
+{% endif %}
 
+{% if borg_retention_policy.keep_daily is defined %}
     # Number of daily archives to keep.
-    keep_daily: 7
+    keep_daily: {{ borg_retention_policy.keep_daily }}
+{% endif %}
 
+{% if borg_retention_policy.keep_weekly is defined %}
     # Number of weekly archives to keep.
-    keep_weekly: 4
+    keep_weekly: {{ borg_retention_policy.keep_weekly }}
+{% endif %}
 
+{% if borg_retention_policy.keep_monthly is defined %}
     # Number of monthly archives to keep.
-    keep_monthly: 6
+    keep_monthly: {{ borg_retention_policy.keep_monthly }}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if borg_retention_policy.keep_yearly is defined %}
+    # Number of yearly archives to keep.
+    keep_yearly: {{ borg_retention_policy.keep_yearly }}
+{% endif %}
 
     # When pruning, only consider archive names starting with this prefix.
     # Borg placeholders can be used. See the output of "borg help placeholders" for