diff --git a/lib/config/presets/index.spec.ts b/lib/config/presets/index.spec.ts
index f79be302a2671468d006edd60adbf1c007391eac..7d0782489a616e9d0caa50e983b0dba7bcdfe534 100644
--- a/lib/config/presets/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/config/presets/index.spec.ts
@@ -559,13 +559,8 @@ describe(getName(), () => {
       const res = await presets.getPreset(':base', {});
       expect(res).toEqual({
         extends: [
-          ':separateMajorReleases',
-          ':combinePatchMinorReleases',
-          ':ignoreUnstable',
-          ':prImmediately',
+          ':dependencyDashboard',
           ':semanticPrefixFixDepsChoreOthers',
-          ':updateNotScheduled',
-          ':automergeDisabled',
           ':ignoreModulesAndTests',
           ':autodetectPinVersions',
           ':prHourlyLimit2',
diff --git a/lib/config/presets/internal/config.ts b/lib/config/presets/internal/config.ts
index 2e643b2779dd0f5375ca95ead2da232d34e82faf..c045aeb595310d4f42877bacc9c49a50cec44b24 100644
--- a/lib/config/presets/internal/config.ts
+++ b/lib/config/presets/internal/config.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export const presets: Record<string, Preset> = {
   base: {
     description: 'Default base configuration for all languages',
     extends: [
+      ':dependencyDashboard',
       ':semanticPrefixFixDepsChoreOthers',
       ':ignoreModulesAndTests',
       ':autodetectPinVersions',