diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 7874e42df64..301307e11aa 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
     {
       "groupName": "doc-dependencies",
       "matchPackageNames": ["ts-morph", "vitepress"]
+    },
+    {
+      // Disable updates for rimraf until Node 18 support is dropped
+      "groupName": "disabled",
+      "matchPackageNames": ["rimraf"],
+      "enabled": false
     }
   ],
   "stopUpdatingLabel": "s: on hold",