diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/renovate.json b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/renovate.json
index 76966e452..0b4423db9 100644
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/renovate.json
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/renovate.json
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
   ],
   "ignorePaths": [
     ".kokoro/requirements.txt",
-    ".github/workflows/**"
+    ".github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml",
+    ".github/workflows/ci.yaml",
+    ".github/workflows/renovate_config_check.yaml",
+    ".github/workflows/samples.yaml"
   ],
   "customManagers": [
     {