diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 46af7821e36..eacaed1524b 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -7,8 +7,24 @@
     "prHeader": "## WARNING\n - [ ] I have made sure to update the singularity and conda images",
     "packageRules": [
         {
-            "matchDatasources": ["conda", "pypi", "docker"],
+            "matchDatasources": [
+                "conda",
+                "pypi",
+                "docker"
+            ],
             "automerge": false
         }
-    ]
+    ],
+        "customManagers": [
+            {
+                "customType": "regex",
+                "fileMatch": [
+                    "(^|/)(workflow-templates|\\.(?:github|gitea|forgejo)/(?:workflows|actions))/.+\\.ya?ml$",
+                    "(^|/)action\\.ya?ml$"
+                ],
+                "matchStrings": [
+                    "# renovate: datasource=(?<datasource>[a-z-.]+?) depName=(?<depName>[^\\s]+?)(?: (?:lookupName|packageName)=(?<packageName>[^\\s]+?))?(?: versioning=(?<versioning>[^\\s]+?))?(?: extractVersion=(?<extractVersion>[^\\s]+?))?\\s+[A-Za-z0-9_]+?_VERSION\\s*:\\s*[\"']?(?<currentValue>.+?)[\"']?\\s"
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
 }