diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
index 8e5f0ff7bf..c69a10d0dc 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           RENOVATE_REPOSITORY_CACHE: 'enabled'
           RENOVATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RENOVATE_TOKEN }}
           RENOVATE_GIT_AUTHOR: 'Renovate Bot <forgejo-renovate-action@forgejo.org>'
+          RENOVATE_CONFIG_FILE_NAMES: '[".forgejo/renovate.json"]'
 
           RENOVATE_X_SQLITE_PACKAGE_CACHE: true