diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/AggregateRoot.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/AggregateRoot.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f7d1bce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/AggregateRoot.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders;
+
+namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities;
+
+public abstract record AggregateRoot
+{
+    public bool? IsApproved { get; private init; }
+}
+
+internal abstract class AggregateRootTypeConfiguration<TAggregateRoot> : IEntityTypeConfiguration<TAggregateRoot>
+    where TAggregateRoot : AggregateRoot
+{
+    public virtual void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<TAggregateRoot> builder)
+    {
+        builder.Property(e => e.IsApproved)
+            .IsRequired()
+            .HasDefaultValue(true); // legacy json data approved via GitHub PR
+    }
+}
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterList.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterList.cs
index 4f2321c58..e1807faac 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterList.cs
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/FilterList.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities;
 
-public record FilterList
+public record FilterList : AggregateRoot
 {
     public int Id { get; init; }
     public string Name { get; init; } = null!;
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ public record FilterList
     public IReadOnlyCollection<Dependent> DependentFilterLists { get; } = new HashSet<Dependent>();
 }
 
-internal class FilterListTypeConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<FilterList>
+internal class FilterListTypeConfiguration : AggregateRootTypeConfiguration<FilterList>
 {
-    public virtual void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<FilterList> builder)
+    public override void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<FilterList> builder)
     {
         builder.HasIndex(f => f.Name)
             .IsUnique();
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ public virtual void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<FilterList> builder)
             .WithMany(l => l.FilterLists)
             .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict);
         builder.HasDataJsonFile<FilterList>();
+        base.Configure(builder);
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Language.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Language.cs
index 68823ea08..3bdf2f60f 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Language.cs
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Language.cs
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
 
 namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities;
 
-public record Language
+public record Language : AggregateRoot
 {
     public string Iso6391 { get; init; } = null!;
     public string Name { get; init; } = null!;
     public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListLanguage> FilterListLanguages { get; } = new HashSet<FilterListLanguage>();
 }
 
-internal class LanguageTypeConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<Language>
+internal class LanguageTypeConfiguration : AggregateRootTypeConfiguration<Language>
 {
-    public virtual void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Language> builder)
+    public override void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Language> builder)
     {
         builder.HasKey(l => l.Iso6391);
         builder.Property(l => l.Iso6391)
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ public virtual void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Language> builder)
         builder.HasIndex(l => l.Name)
             .IsUnique();
         builder.HasDataJsonFile<Language>();
+        base.Configure(builder);
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/License.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/License.cs
index 929118fa5..18fef687d 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/License.cs
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/License.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities;
 
-public record License
+public record License : AggregateRoot
 {
     public int Id { get; init; }
     public string Name { get; init; } = null!;
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ public record License
     public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterList> FilterLists { get; } = new HashSet<FilterList>();
 }
 
-internal class LicenseTypeConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<License>
+internal class LicenseTypeConfiguration : AggregateRootTypeConfiguration<License>
 {
-    public virtual void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<License> builder)
+    public override void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<License> builder)
     {
         builder.HasIndex(l => l.Name)
             .IsUnique();
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ public virtual void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<License> builder)
         builder.Property(l => l.PermitsCommercialUse)
             .HasDefaultValue(false);
         builder.HasDataJsonFile<License>();
+        base.Configure(builder);
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Maintainer.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Maintainer.cs
index 82ff3eb92..faa626a26 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Maintainer.cs
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Maintainer.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities;
 
-public record Maintainer
+public record Maintainer : AggregateRoot
 {
     public int Id { get; init; }
     public string Name { get; init; } = null!;
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ public record Maintainer
     public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListMaintainer> FilterListMaintainers { get; } = new HashSet<FilterListMaintainer>();
 }
 
-internal class MaintainerTypeConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<Maintainer>
+internal class MaintainerTypeConfiguration : AggregateRootTypeConfiguration<Maintainer>
 {
-    public virtual void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Maintainer> builder)
+    public override void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Maintainer> builder)
     {
         builder.HasIndex(m => m.Name)
             .IsUnique();
         builder.HasDataJsonFile<Maintainer>();
+        base.Configure(builder);
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Software.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Software.cs
index 88314aae0..ba2bd32d3 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Software.cs
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Software.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities;
 
-public record Software
+public record Software : AggregateRoot
 {
     public int Id { get; init; }
     public string Name { get; init; } = null!;
@@ -14,14 +14,15 @@ public record Software
     public IReadOnlyCollection<SoftwareSyntax> SoftwareSyntaxes { get; } = new HashSet<SoftwareSyntax>();
 }
 
-internal class SoftwareTypeConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<Software>
+internal class SoftwareTypeConfiguration : AggregateRootTypeConfiguration<Software>
 {
-    public virtual void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Software> builder)
+    public override void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Software> builder)
     {
         builder.HasIndex(s => s.Name)
             .IsUnique();
         builder.Property(s => s.SupportsAbpUrlScheme)
             .HasDefaultValue(false);
         builder.HasDataJsonFile<Software>();
+        base.Configure(builder);
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Syntax.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Syntax.cs
index b200c951a..bbde52dc0 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Syntax.cs
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Syntax.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities;
 
-public record Syntax
+public record Syntax : AggregateRoot
 {
     public int Id { get; init; }
     public string Name { get; init; } = null!;
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ public record Syntax
     public IReadOnlyCollection<SoftwareSyntax> SoftwareSyntaxes { get; } = new HashSet<SoftwareSyntax>();
 }
 
-internal class SyntaxTypeConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<Syntax>
+internal class SyntaxTypeConfiguration : AggregateRootTypeConfiguration<Syntax>
 {
-    public virtual void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Syntax> builder)
+    public override void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Syntax> builder)
     {
         builder.HasIndex(s => s.Name)
             .IsUnique();
         builder.HasDataJsonFile<Syntax>();
+        base.Configure(builder);
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Tag.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Tag.cs
index db49dca8b..683c73195 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Tag.cs
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/Persistence/Queries/Entities/Tag.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Persistence.Queries.Entities;
 
-public record Tag
+public record Tag : AggregateRoot
 {
     public int Id { get; init; }
     public string Name { get; init; } = null!;
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ public record Tag
     public IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListTag> FilterListTags { get; } = new HashSet<FilterListTag>();
 }
 
-internal class TagTypeConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<Tag>
+internal class TagTypeConfiguration : AggregateRootTypeConfiguration<Tag>
 {
-    public virtual void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Tag> builder)
+    public override void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Tag> builder)
     {
         builder.HasIndex(t => t.Name)
             .IsUnique();
         builder.HasDataJsonFile<Tag>();
+        base.Configure(builder);
     }
 }