diff --git a/.github/workflows/react-native-detox.yml b/.github/workflows/react-native-detox.yml
index 99c8a5a08..7e3c3eac3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/react-native-detox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/react-native-detox.yml
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be
         with:
           android: false # We need android.
+          large-packages: false # Need this for packages that emulator depends on (specifically libx11-xcb1)
 
       - name: Detox test
-        uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@b530d96654c385303d652368551fb075bc2f0b6b # v2
+        uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@f0d1ed2dcad93c7479e8b2f2226c83af54494915 # v2
         with:
           api-level: 31
           arch: x86_64
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 10b8fd1f5..9d34c66a3 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
       "enabled": false,
       "matchDatasources": ["npm"],
       "matchPackageNames": ["*"]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Disable all updates for the android emulator runner action",
+      "matchPackageNames": ["reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner"],
+      "matchDepTypes": ["action"],
+      "matchDatasources": ["github-tags"],
+      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
+      "enabled": false
     }
   ],
   "vulnerabilityAlerts": {