diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 53a84a3d85..07e9b71baa 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@
       "customType": "regex",
       "fileMatch": ["kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/Constants.java"],
       "matchStrings": [
-        "(?<depName>quay.io/kroxylicious/python-kafka-test-client):(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)-(?<verCompatibility>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)"
+        "(?<depName>quay.io/kroxylicious/python-kafka-test-client):(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)-(?<build>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)"
       ],
       "datasourceTemplate": "docker",
-      "extractVersionTemplate": "^(?<version>.*)?(-(?<verCompatibility>.*))?$"
+      "extractVersionTemplate": "^(?<version>.*)?(-(?<build>.*))?$",
+      "versioningTemplate": "regex:^(?<major>\\d+)\\.(?<minor>\\d+)\\.(?<patch>\\d+)?(-(?<build>\\.*))?$"
     },
     {
       "customType": "regex",