diff --git a/src/core/router.go b/src/core/router.go
index 5fb8e5aa8..71f7cd215 100644
--- a/src/core/router.go
+++ b/src/core/router.go
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ func initRouters() {
 	beego.Router("/service/notifications/jobs/adminjob/:id([0-9]+)", &admin.Handler{}, "post:HandleAdminJob")
 	beego.Router("/service/notifications/jobs/replication/:id([0-9]+)", &jobs.Handler{}, "post:HandleReplicationScheduleJob")
 	beego.Router("/service/notifications/jobs/replication/task/:id([0-9]+)", &jobs.Handler{}, "post:HandleReplicationTask")
+	beego.Router("/service/notifications/jobs/retention/task/:id([0-9]+)", &jobs.Handler{}, "post:HandleRetentionTask")
 	beego.Router("/service/notifications/schedules/:id([0-9]+)", &scheduler.Handler{}, "post:Handle")
 	beego.Router("/service/token", &token.Handler{})
 
diff --git a/src/core/service/notifications/jobs/handler.go b/src/core/service/notifications/jobs/handler.go
index 2ddf06b27..4509bfdd2 100644
--- a/src/core/service/notifications/jobs/handler.go
+++ b/src/core/service/notifications/jobs/handler.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ package jobs
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/retention"
 
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/dao"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/job"
@@ -97,7 +100,27 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleReplicationScheduleJob() {
 func (h *Handler) HandleReplicationTask() {
 	log.Debugf("received replication task status update event: task-%d, status-%s", h.id, h.status)
 	if err := hook.UpdateTask(replication.OperationCtl, h.id, h.rawStatus); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Failed to update replication task status, id: %d, status: %s", h.id, h.status)
+		log.Errorf("failed to update the status of the replication task %d: %v", h.id, err)
+		h.SendInternalServerError(err)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+// HandleRetentionTask handles the webhook of retention task
+func (h *Handler) HandleRetentionTask() {
+	log.Debugf("received retention task status update event: task-%d, status-%s", h.id, h.status)
+	mgr := &retention.DefaultManager{}
+	props := []string{"Status"}
+	task := &retention.Task{
+		ID:     h.id,
+		Status: h.status,
+	}
+	if h.status == models.JobFinished {
+		task.EndTime = time.Now()
+	}
+	props = append(props, "EndTime")
+	if err := mgr.UpdateTask(task, props...); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to update the status of retention task %d: %v", h.id, err)
 		h.SendInternalServerError(err)
 		return
 	}