diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 6ab17af..1694ac9 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -8,7 +8,20 @@
         "\"(?<depName>[\\w-]+/[\\w-]+)@(?<currentValue>[\\w.]+)\""
       ],
       "datasourceTemplate": "github-tags",
-      "depTypeTemplate": "action"
+      "depTypeTemplate": "action",
+      "versioningTemplate": "regex:^v(?<major>\\d+)$"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchCurrentVersion": "v5",
+      "enabled": false
+    },
+    {
+      "matchDatasources": ["github-tags"],
+      "matchDepTypes": ["action"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"],
+      "enabled": false
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/module/interface.nix b/module/interface.nix
index ba76d7d..e4819c8 100644
--- a/module/interface.nix
+++ b/module/interface.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ in
           type = types.str;
           default = "actions/checkout@v6";
           description = "The default checkout action to use for jobs";
-          # renovate:ignore
           example = "actions/checkout@v5";
         };
 
diff --git a/module/tests/github-actions/job.nix b/module/tests/github-actions/job.nix
index daa6b9c..6340f84 100644
--- a/module/tests/github-actions/job.nix
+++ b/module/tests/github-actions/job.nix
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@
   test-github-actions-job-custom-checkout-action = {
     expr = test-lib.eval-github-actions {
       pipeline.github-actions.defaultRunsOn = "ubuntu-latest";
-      # renovate:ignore
       pipeline.github-actions.checkoutAction = "actions/checkout@v5";
       jobs.job1 = {
         checkout = true;
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@
       jobs.job1 = {
         runs-on = "ubuntu-latest";
         steps = [
-          # renovate:ignore
           { uses = "actions/checkout@v5"; }
           { run = "echo hello"; }
         ];
@@ -196,7 +194,6 @@
   test-github-actions-changes-job-uses-custom-checkout-action = {
     expr = test-lib.eval-github-actions {
       pipeline.github-actions.defaultRunsOn = "ubuntu-latest";
-      # renovate:ignore
       pipeline.github-actions.checkoutAction = "actions/checkout@v5";
       jobs = {
         job-a = {
@@ -213,7 +210,6 @@
           outputs.changes = "\${{ steps.diff.outputs.changes }}";
           runs-on = "ubuntu-latest";
           steps = [
-            # renovate:ignore
             { uses = "actions/checkout@v5"; }
             {
               id = "diff";
@@ -228,7 +224,6 @@
           "if" = ''''${{ fromJSON(needs.changes.outputs.changes)['job-a'] == true }}'';
           runs-on = "ubuntu-latest";
           steps = [
-            # renovate:ignore
             { uses = "actions/checkout@v5"; }
           ];
         };