diff --git a/xep-0289.xml b/xep-0289.xml
index a46b34fa..00140d89 100644
--- a/xep-0289.xml
+++ b/xep-0289.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <abstract>This document provides a protocol for federating MUC rooms together in order to reduce the effects of constrained network (e.g. unreliability, severely limited bandwidth) on the room occupants.</abstract>
   &LEGALNOTICE;
   <number>0289</number>
-  <status>Deferred</status>
+  <status>Experimental</status>
   <type>Standards Track</type>
   <sig>Standards</sig>
   <approver>Council</approver>