diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index ec9c596e..a9a40bca 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@
   ],
   "stopUpdatingLabel": "renovate/stop-updating",
   "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "enabled": false,
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "quay.io/lvh-images/kernel-images",
+      ],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": [
+        "major",
+        "minor"
+      ],
+    },
     {
       "groupName": "all github action dependencies",
       "groupSlug": "all-github-action",