diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d40432bf..00000000
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
-# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
-# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
-# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
-
-version: 2
-updates:
-  # Maintain dependencies for GitHub Actions
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
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diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 39a2b6e9..13a25fa8 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -2,5 +2,15 @@
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
   "extends": [
     "config:base"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "schedule": [
+    "before 3am on Monday"
+  ],
+  "rebaseWhen": "behind-base-branch",
+  "patch": {
+    "automerge": true
+  },
+  "lockFileMaintenance": {
+    "automerge": true
+  }
 }