diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 684862e..0000000
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "extends": [
-    "config:recommended"
-  ],
-  "dependencyDashboard": false
-}
diff --git a/.github/renovate.jsonc b/.github/renovate.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8d1aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/renovate.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": [
+    "config:recommended",
+    "group:all"
+  ],
+  "dependencyDashboard": false,
+  "assignees": ["nbe95"],
+  "labels": ["patch"],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      // Only patch updates for Python Docker images
+      "matchDatasources": ["docker"],
+      "matchPackagePatterns": ["python"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"]
+    },
+    {
+      // Auto-merge non-breaking changes
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch", "minor"],
+      "automerge": true,
+      "automergeType": "pr"
+    }
+  ]
+}