diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 39a2b6e9..0e4bf493 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -2,5 +2,12 @@
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
   "extends": [
     "config:base"
+  ],
+   "packageRules": [
+   {
+     "description": "Disable renoavte for packages we want to monitor ourselves",
+     "matchPackagePatterns": ["matrix-js-sdk"],
+     "enabled": false
+   }
   ]
 }