diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/add-ci_archive_traces_cron_worker-to-gitlab-yml.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/add-ci_archive_traces_cron_worker-to-gitlab-yml.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d963dc5bac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/add-ci_archive_traces_cron_worker-to-gitlab-yml.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Add an example of the configuration of archive trace cron worker in gitlab.yml.example
+merge_request: 20583
+author:
+type: other
diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index 561ff57c9fb..4847a82236b 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ production: &base
     # once per hour you will have concurrent 'git fsck' jobs.
     repository_check_worker:
       cron: "20 * * * *"
+    # Archive live traces which have not been archived yet
+    ci_archive_traces_cron_worker:
+      cron: "17 * * * *"
     # Send admin emails once a week
     admin_email_worker:
       cron: "0 0 * * 0"