diff --git a/tools/renovate-bot/src/renovate.json b/tools/renovate-bot/src/renovate.json
index c11bbb5..e996a40 100644
--- a/tools/renovate-bot/src/renovate.json
+++ b/tools/renovate-bot/src/renovate.json
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
     "enabled": true
   },
   "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
+      "automerge": false
+    },
     {
       "description": "ignore '@robby-rabbitman/nx-plus-*' packages, as nx release will handle it",
       "matchPackagePatterns": ["^@robby-rabbitman/nx-plus-"],