diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 7a639bb822..c42ac66181 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "extends": ["config:base", ":disablePeerDependencies"],
+  "extends": ["config:recommended", ":disablePeerDependencies"],
   "labels": ["dependencies"],
+  "ignorePaths": [
+    "**/node_modules/**",
+    "**/bower_components/**",
+    "**/vendor/**",
+    "**/examples/**",
+    "**/__tests__/**",
+    "**/test/**",
+    "**/__fixtures__/**"
+  ],
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "matchPackageNames": ["napi", "napi-build", "napi-derive"],