diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 25a81c4f89..74a96b82f1 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
       "matchPackagePrefixes": ["org.eclipse.jetty:"],
       "groupName": "jetty packages"
     },
+    {
+      // OpenTelemetry SDK updates are handled by auto-update-otel-sdk.yml
+      "matchPackagePrefixes": ["io.opentelemetry:"],
+      "enabled": false
+    },
     {
       // junit-pioneer 2+ requires Java 11+
       "matchPackageNames": ["org.junit-pioneer:junit-pioneer"],
@@ -80,12 +85,6 @@
       "matchCurrentVersion": "6.1",
       "enabled": false
     },
-    {
-      // pinned version for compatibility
-      "matchPackageNames": ["io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom"],
-      "matchCurrentVersion": "1.0.0",
-      "enabled": false
-    },
     {
       // pinned version for compatibility
       "matchPackageNames": ["javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api"],