diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 05cbf0a1b..891f5928f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const createReadme = require("./lib/create-readme");
 const createReleaseAction = require("./lib/create-release-action");
 const createUpdatePrettierAction = require("./lib/create-update-prettier-action");
 const createTestAction = require("./lib/create-test-action");
+const createRenovateConfig = require("./lib/create-renovate-config");
 const createRepository = require("./lib/create-repository");
 const inviteCollaborators = require("./lib/invite-collaborators");
 const prompts = require("./lib/prompts");
@@ -460,6 +461,13 @@ module.exportst = async function main() {
     await command(`git add .github/workflows/update-prettier.yml`);
     await command(`git commit -m 'ci(update-prettier): initial version'`);
 
+    if (owner === "octokit") {
+      console.log("Create Renovate configuration");
+      await createRenovateConfig();
+      await command(`git add .github/renovate.json`);
+      await command(`git commit -m 'ci(renovate): add Renovate configuration'`);
+    }
+
     await command(`git push`);
 
     console.log(`Your new repository is here:
diff --git a/lib/create-renovate-config.js b/lib/create-renovate-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb98432c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/create-renovate-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module.exports = createRenovateConfig;
+
+const writePrettyFile = require("./write-pretty-file");
+
+const config = {
+  extends: ["github>octokit/.github"],
+};
+
+async function createRenovateConfig() {
+  await writePrettyFile(".github/renovate.json", JSON.stringify(config));
+}