diff --git a/ingest/defaults/annotations.tsv b/ingest/defaults/annotations.tsv
index 386122a..a951ca9 100644
--- a/ingest/defaults/annotations.tsv
+++ b/ingest/defaults/annotations.tsv
@@ -146,3 +146,13 @@ U64582	date	1988-XX-XX
 X84865	date	1994-XX-XX
 X84872	date	1990-XX-XX
 X84879	date	1971-XX-XX
+#
+# Strains with rare genotypes
+# Dates are retrieved from epi-weeks reported within strain names on NCBI
+# These are force-included in the nextclade tree to boost representation of rare genotypes
+AF410989	date	1987-03-09 # genotype E
+AY037009	date	2000-06-12 # genotype G2 
+AY037043	date	2000-04-17 # genotype H2
+AY037026	date	1997-03-24 # genotype H2
+AY037028	date	2000-03-13 # genotype D2
+FJ668380	date	2003-02-10 # genotype D10