diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index e15d3bf..10d2d68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Helm
         uses: azure/setup-helm@v4.2.0
         with:
+          # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=helm/helm
           version: v3.12.0
       
       - name: Run chart-releaser
diff --git a/charts/immich/Chart.yaml b/charts/immich/Chart.yaml
index d56e113..17a66cf 100644
--- a/charts/immich/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/immich/Chart.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ description: A Immich Helm chart targeted at advanced users
 
 type: application
 version: 0.2.0
+# renovate: image=ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server
 appVersion: "v1.124.2"
diff --git a/renovate.json5 b/renovate.json5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..213368d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renovate.json5
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  $schema: 'https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json',
+  extends: [
+    'config:recommended',
+    'customManagers:helmChartYamlAppVersions',
+    'helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests',
+  ],
+  customManagers: [
+    {
+      customType: "regex",
+      fileMatch: ['\\.github/workflows/release.ya?ml'],
+      matchStrings: [
+        // this is mostly a copy from https://docs.renovatebot.com/presets-customManagers/#custommanagersgithubactionsversions
+        // and only changes the expected version prefix
+        "# 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"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
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