diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 754f07c..4d2fda4 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
       "matchPackagePatterns": [
         "^github\\.com\\/sapcc\\/.*"
       ],
-      "automerge": true,
       "groupName": "github.com/sapcc"
     },
     {