diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 717fe953..7952209f 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@
       matchPackageNames: ["!kubernetes-sigs/controller-tools", "!ko-build/ko"],
       addLabels: ['no-release-note']
     },
+    {
+      matchDatasources: ['go'],
+      matchPackageNames: ['github.com/onsi/gomega', 'github.com/onsi/ginkgo/*', 'k8s.io/utils'],
+      addLabels: ['no-release-note']
+    },
     {
       // combine upgrade of manifests and image tag in one PR
       groupName: 'external-dns',