diff --git a/.ci/Dockerfile b/.ci/Dockerfile
index 942507a..0f6d11c 100644
--- a/.ci/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ci/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ COPY . /registry
 # Download the registry build tools
 RUN git clone https://github.com/devfile/registry-support.git /registry-support
 
+RUN cd /registry-support && git checkout -f 4bc237b077e1bd478ea24195fac7c35fd2975441
+
 # Run the registry build tools
 RUN /registry-support/build-tools/build.sh /registry /build
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c69754..0000000
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Contributing to this registry
-
-This document outlines the requirements for contributing a devfile stack or sample to this repository.
-See [devfile registry contributing guide](https://github.com/devfile/registry/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05dbdb3..93c5354 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
 # devfile-registry
 
-Source repository for the Red Hat product devfile registry
+> [!WARNING]
+> This repository has been retired and will no longer be maintained. It has been archived and will remain read-only.
 
-This product devfile registry is updated weekly, by 12pm EST Wednesdays, with any updated stacks in this repository.
-
-## Registry Updates
-
-The staging product devfile registry is refreshed upon each commit to main in this repository. Production is promoted manually and as mentioned above, is done each Wednesday, as needed.
-
-If you are a stack owner and need to request an urgent refresh of the registry service before Wednesday (for example if a stack is broken), please open an issue in this repository outlining the following:
-
-- Stack name
-- Why the refresh is needed
-- Why the refresh cannot wait until the next regularly scheduled refresh
+Source repository for the Red Hat product devfile registry.
 
 ## Developing
 
@@ -23,18 +14,6 @@ If you are a stack owner and need to request an urgent refresh of the registry s
 
 ### Build
 
-To build this devfile registry into a container image run `.ci/build.sh`. A container image will be built using the [devfile registry build tools](https://github.com/devfile/registry-support/tree/master/build-tools).
+To build this devfile registry into a container image run `.ci/build.sh`. A container image will be built using the [devfile registry build tools](https://github.com/devfile/registry-support/tree/master/build-tools) up until commit [4bc237b](https://github.com/devfile/registry-support/commit/4bc237b077e1bd478ea24195fac7c35fd2975441).
 
 From there, push the container image to a container registry of your choice and deploy using one of the methods outlined [here](https://github.com/devfile/registry-support#deploy).
-
-## Contributing
-
-For contributing Devfile stacks to this registry, please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
-
-For testing devfile stacks in the registry, or devfile stacks that you are contributing, please see the [testing doc](tests/README.md).
-
-## Reporting any issue
-
-For issues relating to a specific devfile stack in this repository, please reach out to the devfile stack maintainer to determine where to open an issue.
-
-For issues relating to the hosted product devfile registry service in general, please use this repository for opening issues.