diff --git a/renovate-presets/default.json5 b/renovate-presets/default.json5
index 3a244ca91..fc9ae5108 100644
--- a/renovate-presets/default.json5
+++ b/renovate-presets/default.json5
@@ -66,8 +66,19 @@
       followTag: 'next',
       separateMajorMinor: false,
       schedule: ['at any time'],
-      matchDepNames: ['@angular-devkit/**', '@angular/**', '@schematics/**', 'ng-packagr'],
-      matchPackageNames: ['angular/**'],
+      matchPackageNames: [
+        '@angular-devkit/**',
+        '@angular/**',
+        '@schematics/**',
+        'angular/**',
+        'ng-packagr',
+      ],
+    },
+
+    // @angular/benchpress is not released as 'next'
+    {
+      followTag: null,
+      matchDepNames: ['@angular/benchpress'],
     },
 
     // Disable 'next' tag tracking on non-main branches