diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index e90462cc3..187cdc600 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "replacements:all",
     "workarounds:all"
   ],
+  "baseBranchPatterns": ["master"],
   "forkProcessing": "enabled",
   "ignoreDeps": [
     "protobufs"