diff --git a/conda_forge_tick/make_migrators.py b/conda_forge_tick/make_migrators.py
index 1bb864400..46c6a3852 100644
--- a/conda_forge_tick/make_migrators.py
+++ b/conda_forge_tick/make_migrators.py
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ def load_migrators() -> MutableSequence[Migrator]:
     migrators = []
     version_migrator = None
     pinning_migrators = []
+    longterm_migrators = []
     all_names = get_all_keys_for_hashmap("migrators")
     with executor("process", 4) as pool:
         futs = [pool.submit(_load, name) for name in all_names]
@@ -703,7 +704,10 @@ def load_migrators() -> MutableSequence[Migrator]:
             elif isinstance(migrator, MigrationYamlCreator) or isinstance(
                 migrator, MigrationYaml
             ):
-                pinning_migrators.append(migrator)
+                if getattr(migrator, "longterm", False):
+                    longterm_migrators.append(migrator)
+                else:
+                    pinning_migrators.append(migrator)
             else:
                 migrators.append(migrator)
 
@@ -711,7 +715,8 @@ def load_migrators() -> MutableSequence[Migrator]:
         raise RuntimeError("No version migrator found in the migrators directory!")
 
     random.shuffle(pinning_migrators)
-    migrators = [version_migrator] + migrators + pinning_migrators
+    random.shuffle(longterm_migrators)
+    migrators = [version_migrator] + migrators + pinning_migrators + longterm_migrators
 
     return migrators
 
diff --git a/conda_forge_tick/migrators/migration_yaml.py b/conda_forge_tick/migrators/migration_yaml.py
index 5fa64c62f..52584d243 100644
--- a/conda_forge_tick/migrators/migration_yaml.py
+++ b/conda_forge_tick/migrators/migration_yaml.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ def __init__(
         ignored_deps_per_node=None,
         max_solver_attempts=3,
         effective_graph: nx.DiGraph = None,
+        longterm=False,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ):
         if not hasattr(self, "_init_args"):
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ def __init__(
                 "ignored_deps_per_node": ignored_deps_per_node,
                 "max_solver_attempts": max_solver_attempts,
                 "effective_graph": effective_graph,
+                "longterm": longterm,
             }
             self._init_kwargs.update(copy.deepcopy(kwargs))
 
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ def __init__(
                 self.pr_limit = 5
         self.bump_number = bump_number
         self.max_solver_attempts = max_solver_attempts
+        self.longterm = longterm
 
         self._reset_effective_graph()