diff --git a/lib/config/options/index.ts b/lib/config/options/index.ts
index 9465b24c8fd8c7e2f04cc029cefb16618eb2e0c8..dc6b4c33395991aa7a8a80ba6ff473cbc4a1ec49 100644
--- a/lib/config/options/index.ts
+++ b/lib/config/options/index.ts
@@ -2258,9 +2258,8 @@ const options: RenovateOptions[] = [
       'Maximum duration in minutes to keep datasource cache entries.',
     type: 'integer',
     stage: 'repository',
-    default: 0,
+    default: 24 * 60,
     globalOnly: true,
-    experimental: true,
   },
   {
     name: 'prBodyDefinitions',