diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 0511421b..e56bbffb 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 {
   "extends": [
-    "github>openstack-k8s-operators/renovate-config"
+    "github>openstack-k8s-operators/renovate-config:default.json5"
   ],
   "constraints": {
     "go": "1.19"
   },
+  "baseBranches": ["main"],
+  "useBaseBranchConfig": "merge",
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "matchPackageNames": ["github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/mariadb-operator/api"],