diff --git a/cincoctrl/cincoctrl/findingaids/migrations/0010_alter_findingaid_status.py b/cincoctrl/cincoctrl/findingaids/migrations/0010_alter_findingaid_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5686c8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cincoctrl/cincoctrl/findingaids/migrations/0010_alter_findingaid_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.9 on 2025-09-09 03:14
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('findingaids', '0009_alter_findingaid_options_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='findingaid',
+            name='status',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('started', 'Started'), ('queued_preview', 'Queued for Preview'), ('previewed', 'Previewed'), ('preview_error', 'Preview Error'), ('queued_publish', 'Queued for Publication'), ('published', 'Published'), ('publish_error', 'Publication Error'), ('unpublished', 'Unpublished')], default='started', max_length=50),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/cincoctrl/cincoctrl/findingaids/models.py b/cincoctrl/cincoctrl/findingaids/models.py
index 6119046f..19d900c9 100644
--- a/cincoctrl/cincoctrl/findingaids/models.py
+++ b/cincoctrl/cincoctrl/findingaids/models.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     ("queued_publish", "Queued for Publication"),
     ("published", "Published"),
     ("publish_error", "Publication Error"),
+    ("unpublished", "Unpublished"),
 )
 
 INDEXING_STATUSES = (