diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 8570f91..ed78681 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
       "matchPackageNames": [
         "/^github\\.com\\/sapcc\\/.*/"
       ],
-      "automerge": true,
       "groupName": "github.com/sapcc"
     },
     {