diff --git a/archize.py b/archize.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bb0ff7c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import json
+import time
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import requests
+
+# ── CONFIG ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+URLS = [
+    "https://github.com/aboutcode-org/vulnerablecode/issues/17",
+]
+
+DELAY_SECONDS = 5  # pause between requests to avoid rate-limiting
+LOG_FILE = "archive_log.json"
+# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+SPN_ENDPOINT = "https://web.archive.org/save/"
+
+
+def save_url(url: str) -> dict:
+    """Submit a single URL to the Wayback Machine."""
+    try:
+        response = requests.post(
+            SPN_ENDPOINT,
+            data={"url": url},
+            headers={"User-Agent": "ArchiveBot/1.0"},
+            timeout=30,
+        )
+
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            # Archive.org returns the archived URL in the Content-Location header
+            location = response.headers.get("Content-Location", "")
+            archived_url = f"https://web.archive.org{location}" if location else "check manually"
+            return {"url": url, "status": "success", "archived_url": archived_url}
+
+        else:
+            return {
+                "url": url,
+                "status": "failed",
+                "http_code": response.status_code,
+                "reason": response.text[:200],
+            }
+
+    except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+        return {"url": url, "status": "error", "reason": "Request timed out"}
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        return {"url": url, "status": "error", "reason": str(e)}
+
+
+def archive_all(urls: list[str]) -> list[dict]:
+    results = []
+    total = len(urls)
+
+    print(f"Starting archive of {total} URL(s)...\n")
+
+    for i, url in enumerate(urls, start=1):
+        print(f"[{i}/{total}] Submitting: {url}")
+        result = save_url(url)
+        result["timestamp"] = datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
+        results.append(result)
+
+        if result["status"] == "success":
+            print(f"  ✓ Archived → {result['archived_url']}")
+        else:
+            print(f"  ✗ {result.get('reason') or result.get('http_code')}")
+
+        if i < total:
+            time.sleep(DELAY_SECONDS)
+
+    return results
+
+
+def save_log(results: list[dict], path: str) -> None:
+    with open(path, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
+    print(f"\nLog saved to {path}")
+
+
+def print_summary(results: list[dict]) -> None:
+    success = sum(1 for r in results if r["status"] == "success")
+    failed = len(results) - success
+    print(f"\n── Summary ──────────────────────")
+    print(f"  Total   : {len(results)}")
+    print(f"  Success : {success}")
+    print(f"  Failed  : {failed}")
+    print(f"─────────────────────────────────")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    results = archive_all(URLS)
+    print_summary(results)
+    save_log(results, LOG_FILE)
diff --git a/vulnerabilities/improvers/__init__.py b/vulnerabilities/improvers/__init__.py
index 982b4bbd8..903ec523f 100644
--- a/vulnerabilities/improvers/__init__.py
+++ b/vulnerabilities/improvers/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from vulnerabilities.pipelines import flag_ghost_packages
 from vulnerabilities.pipelines import populate_vulnerability_summary_pipeline
 from vulnerabilities.pipelines import remove_duplicate_advisories
+from vulnerabilities.pipelines.v2_improvers import archive_urls
 from vulnerabilities.pipelines.v2_improvers import collect_ssvc_trees
 from vulnerabilities.pipelines.v2_improvers import compute_advisory_content_hash
 from vulnerabilities.pipelines.v2_improvers import compute_advisory_todo as compute_advisory_todo_v2
@@ -76,5 +77,6 @@
         collect_ssvc_trees.CollectSSVCPipeline,
         relate_severities.RelateSeveritiesPipeline,
         compute_advisory_content_hash.ComputeAdvisoryContentHash,
+        archive_urls.ArchiveImproverPipeline,
     ]
 )
diff --git a/vulnerabilities/migrations/0117_advisoryreference_archive_url.py b/vulnerabilities/migrations/0117_advisoryreference_archive_url.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..659113802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vulnerabilities/migrations/0117_advisoryreference_archive_url.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.11 on 2026-03-31 11:41
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("vulnerabilities", "0116_advisoryv2_advisory_content_hash"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="advisoryreference",
+            name="archive_url",
+            field=models.URLField(
+                help_text="URL to the backup vulnerability reference", max_length=1024, null=True
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/vulnerabilities/models.py b/vulnerabilities/models.py
index 2e69be49a..98b1af38f 100644
--- a/vulnerabilities/models.py
+++ b/vulnerabilities/models.py
@@ -2672,6 +2672,12 @@ class AdvisoryReference(models.Model):
         help_text="URL to the vulnerability reference",
     )
 
+    archive_url = models.URLField(
+        max_length=1024,
+        null=True,
+        help_text="URL to the backup vulnerability reference",
+    )
+
     ADVISORY = "advisory"
     EXPLOIT = "exploit"
     COMMIT = "commit"
diff --git a/vulnerabilities/pipelines/v2_improvers/archive_urls.py b/vulnerabilities/pipelines/v2_improvers/archive_urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6337a18ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vulnerabilities/pipelines/v2_improvers/archive_urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright (c) nexB Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
+# VulnerableCode is a trademark of nexB Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# See http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 for the license text.
+# See https://github.com/aboutcode-org/vulnerablecode for support or download.
+# See https://aboutcode.org for more information about nexB OSS projects.
+#
+
+import time
+
+import requests
+
+from vulnerabilities.models import AdvisoryReference
+from vulnerabilities.pipelines import VulnerableCodePipeline
+
+
+class ArchiveImproverPipeline(VulnerableCodePipeline):
+    """
+    Archive Improver Pipeline
+    """
+
+    pipeline_id = "archive_improver_pipeline"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def steps(cls):
+        return (cls.archive_urls,)
+
+    def archive_urls(self):
+        """Get and stores archive URLs for AdvisoryReferences, flagging missing ones as NO_ARCHIVE"""
+        advisory_refs = (
+            AdvisoryReference.objects.filter(archive_url__isnull=True)
+            .exclude(archive_url="NO_ARCHIVE")
+            .only("id", "url")
+        )
+
+        for advisory_ref in advisory_refs:
+            url = advisory_ref.url
+            if not url or not url.startswith("http"):
+                continue
+
+            archive_url = self.get_archival(url)
+            if not archive_url:
+                AdvisoryReference.objects.filter(id=advisory_ref.id).update(
+                    archive_url="NO_ARCHIVE"
+                )
+                self.log(f"URL unreachable or returned no archive url: {url}")
+                continue
+            self.log(f"Found Archived Reference URL: {archive_url}")
+            AdvisoryReference.objects.filter(id=advisory_ref.id).update(archive_url=archive_url)
+
+    def get_archival(self, url):
+        self.log(f"Searching for archive URL for this Reference URL: {url}")
+        try:
+            archive_response = requests.get(
+                url=f"https://web.archive.org/web/{url}", allow_redirects=True
+            )
+            time.sleep(30)
+            if archive_response.status_code == 200:
+                return archive_response.url
+            elif archive_response.status_code == 403:
+                self.log(f"Wayback Machine permission denied for '{url}'.")
+        except requests.RequestException as e:
+            self.log(f"Error checking existing archival: {e}")
diff --git a/vulnerabilities/tests/pipelines/v2_improvers/test_archive_urls.py b/vulnerabilities/tests/pipelines/v2_improvers/test_archive_urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7e38c5d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vulnerabilities/tests/pipelines/v2_improvers/test_archive_urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright (c) nexB Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
+# VulnerableCode is a trademark of nexB Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# See http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 for the license text.
+# See https://github.com/aboutcode-org/vulnerablecode for support or download.
+# See https://aboutcode.org for more information about nexB OSS projects.
+#
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+from vulnerabilities.models import AdvisoryReference
+from vulnerabilities.pipelines.v2_improvers.archive_urls import ArchiveImproverPipeline
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_archive_urls_pipeline(monkeypatch):
+    advisory = AdvisoryReference.objects.create(url="https://example.com", archive_url=None)
+
+    mock_response = MagicMock()
+    mock_response.status_code = 200
+    mock_response.url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20250519082420/https://example.com"
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        f"vulnerabilities.pipelines.v2_improvers.archive_urls.time.sleep", MagicMock()
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        f"vulnerabilities.pipelines.v2_improvers.archive_urls.requests.get",
+        MagicMock(return_value=mock_response),
+    )
+
+    pipeline = ArchiveImproverPipeline()
+    pipeline.archive_urls()
+
+    advisory.refresh_from_db()
+    assert advisory.archive_url == "https://web.archive.org/web/20250519082420/https://example.com"