diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index b11047b03f..9f8dcee6fe 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "extends": ["github>Boshen/renovate", "helpers:pinGitHubActionDigestsToSemver"]
+  "extends": ["github>Boshen/renovate"],
+  "ignorePaths": [
+    "packages/cli/snap-tests/**",
+    "packages/cli/snap-tests-global/**",
+    "packages/cli/snap-tests-todo/**",
+    "bench/fixtures/**"
+  ]
 }