diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 13c2846a6d42bd1a78a8f593202ba75f948c9363..60e558c4be39c68460d6c0073e40335baa6d5b1d 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -99,4 +99,5 @@ compress_html:
   blanklines: false
   profile: false
 
+is_draft: true
 draft_banner: "This is the DRAFT version of the MUDE 2024 website. Content may change frequently."