diff --git a/packages/media/src/integrations/cms/collections/media.ts b/packages/media/src/integrations/cms/collections/media.ts
index 742d8d9..c4c575c 100644
--- a/packages/media/src/integrations/cms/collections/media.ts
+++ b/packages/media/src/integrations/cms/collections/media.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ import type { CollectionConfig } from "payload";
 
 export const media: CollectionConfig = {
   slug: "media",
+  custom: {
+    retention: {
+      purgeSchedule: "monthly",
+      postDeletion: {
+        duration: "P90D",
+        trigger: "after-deletion",
+        action: "hard-delete",
+      },
+    },
+  },
   upload: {
     mimeTypes: ["image/*", "application/pdf"],
   },