diff --git a/.aspect/rules/external_repository_action_cache/npm_translate_lock_MzA5NzUwNzMx b/.aspect/rules/external_repository_action_cache/npm_translate_lock_MzA5NzUwNzMx
index 98763d087f85..7717976c91c8 100755
--- a/.aspect/rules/external_repository_action_cache/npm_translate_lock_MzA5NzUwNzMx
+++ b/.aspect/rules/external_repository_action_cache/npm_translate_lock_MzA5NzUwNzMx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Input hashes for repository rule npm_translate_lock(name = "npm2", pnpm_lock = "@//:pnpm-lock.yaml").
 # This file should be checked into version control along with the pnpm-lock.yaml file.
 .npmrc=-2023857461
-package.json=1044460161
-pnpm-lock.yaml=451366521
+package.json=1485890683
+pnpm-lock.yaml=-1807446371
 pnpm-workspace.yaml=1711114604
 yarn.lock=-892267542
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 423a75f31586..bb4f30bfb6e3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^18.19.1 || ^20.11.1 || >=22.0.0",
-    "yarn": ">=1.21.1 <2",
     "npm": "Please use yarn instead of NPM to install dependencies"
   },
   "author": "Angular Authors",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 16b47f91a3f3..b12207414291 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2063,6 +2063,7 @@ packages:
 
   /@bazel/typescript@5.8.1(typescript@5.7.2):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NAJ8WQHZL1WE1YmRoCrq/1hhG15Mvy/viWh6TkvFnBeEhNUiQUsA5GYyhU1ztnBIYW03nATO3vwhAEfO7Q0U5g==}
+    deprecated: No longer maintained, https://github.com/aspect-build/rules_ts is the recommended replacement
     hasBin: true
     peerDependencies:
       typescript: 5.7.2
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index f39c77f08f9a..affda656b629 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "commands": [
       "git restore .yarn/releases/yarn-4.5.0.cjs",
       "yarn install --frozen-lockfile --non-interactive",
+      "yarn bazel build //tools/...",
       "yarn bazel run @npm2//:sync"
     ],
     "fileFilters": [".aspect/rules/external_repository_action_cache/**/*", "pnpm-lock.yaml"],
@@ -31,12 +32,19 @@
     "tests/legacy-cli/e2e/ng-snapshot/package.json",
     ".github/workflows/**/*.yml"
   ],
-  "ignorePaths": ["pnpm-lock.yaml"],
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "matchPackageNames": ["quicktype-core"],
       "schedule": ["before 4:00am on the first day of the month"]
     },
+    {
+      "matchCurrentVersion": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
+      "enabled": false
+    },
+    {
+      "matchCurrentVersion": "0.0.0-EXPERIMENTAL-PLACEHOLDER",
+      "enabled": false
+    },
     {
       "groupName": "angular",
       "matchDepNames": ["/^@angular/.*/", "/angular/dev-infra/"]