diff --git a/warehouse/migrations/versions/6cac7b706953_add_published_field.py b/warehouse/migrations/versions/6cac7b706953_add_published_field.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e00c3646cfb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/warehouse/migrations/versions/6cac7b706953_add_published_field.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+"""
+add published field
+
+Revision ID: 6cac7b706953
+Revises: 2a2c32c47a8f
+Create Date: 2025-01-22 08:49:17.030343
+"""
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+from alembic import op
+
+revision = "6cac7b706953"
+down_revision = "2a2c32c47a8f"
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    conn.execute(sa.text("SET statement_timeout = 120000"))
+    conn.execute(sa.text("SET lock_timeout = 120000"))
+
+    op.add_column(
+        "releases",
+        sa.Column(
+            "published", sa.Boolean(), server_default=sa.text("true"), nullable=False
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column("releases", "published")
diff --git a/warehouse/packaging/models.py b/warehouse/packaging/models.py
index 476638de019b..8f6fa0d63bd3 100644
--- a/warehouse/packaging/models.py
+++ b/warehouse/packaging/models.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 from warehouse.sitemap.models import SitemapMixin
 from warehouse.utils import dotted_navigator, wheel
 from warehouse.utils.attrs import make_repr
-from warehouse.utils.db.types import bool_false, datetime_now
+from warehouse.utils.db.types import bool_false, bool_true, datetime_now
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from warehouse.oidc.models import OIDCPublisher
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ def __table_args__(cls):  # noqa
     _pypi_ordering: Mapped[int | None]
     requires_python: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)
     created: Mapped[datetime_now] = mapped_column()
+    published: Mapped[bool_true] = mapped_column()
 
     description_id: Mapped[UUID] = mapped_column(
         ForeignKey("release_descriptions.id", onupdate="CASCADE", ondelete="CASCADE"),