diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 2f89c09069..a387d08390 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
   // Added for posterity how to let Renovate manage version-branches, assuming that release branches
   // have the `release/` prefix.
-  baseBranches: ["main", "/^release\\/.*/"],
+  baseBranches: ["main"],
   additionalBranchPrefix: "{{baseBranch}}/",
   commitMessagePrefix: "{{baseBranch}}: ",