diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 4ab787c..edce38e 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/renovate",
-  "extends": ["config:best-practices", ":semanticCommits"]
+  "extends": ["config:best-practices", ":semanticCommits"],
+  "automergeType": "branch"
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index f8ba0af..4657cff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - renovate/*
     tags:
       - 'v*'
   pull_request: