diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 7190a60..094c89f 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json"
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": ["gitea/renovate-config"],
+  "dependencyDashboard": true,
+  "enabledManagers": [
+    "github-actions"
+  ],
+  "automerge": true,
+  "ignoreTests": true,
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "description": "use fix scope for renovate updates",
+      "matchPackageNames": ["renovatebot/renovate"],
+      "semanticCommitType": "fix"
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Automerge renovate updates",
+      "matchPackageNames": ["renovatebot/renovate"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch", "digest"],
+      "automerge": true
+    }
+  ]
 }
+