diff --git a/xep-0417.xml b/xep-0417.xml
index 2cafa63b..5ecb6041 100644
--- a/xep-0417.xml
+++ b/xep-0417.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <abstract>This specification defines a way for a certificate authority to serve certificate signing requests via XMPP in order to issue X.509 certificates for the use in end-to-end and c2s SASL EXTERNAL authentication.</abstract>
   &LEGALNOTICE;
   <number>0417</number>
-  <status>Experimental</status>
+  <status>Deferred</status>
   <type>Standards Track</type>
   <sig>Standards</sig>
   <approver>Council</approver>