diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 82f86cdf7..011c5cdd4 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@
       ],
       enabled: false,
     },
+    {
+      // junit 6+ requires Java 17+
+      matchPackageNames: [
+        'org.junit:**',
+      ],
+      matchUpdateTypes: [
+        'major',
+      ],
+      enabled: false,
+    },
     {
       // junit-pioneer 2+ requires Java 11+
       matchPackageNames: [