diff --git a/.renovaterc.json b/.renovaterc.json
index 2b6699fb1..be47e3af2 100644
--- a/.renovaterc.json
+++ b/.renovaterc.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "extends": [
+    "config:base"
+  ],
   "regexManagers": [
     {
       "fileMatch": ["^tools/build_test_env.sh$"],
@@ -7,5 +10,11 @@
       "datasourceTemplate": "docker",
       "versioningTemplate": "loose"
     }
+  ],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "packagePatterns": ["^gitlab\/gitlab-.+$"],
+      "automerge": true
+    }
   ]
 }