diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec577f2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index bb0efbdf..ca86c624 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "enabled": true,
     "automerge": true,
   },
+  "labels": ["dependencies"],
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "matchUpdateTypes": [