diff --git a/lib/config/presets/internal/default.ts b/lib/config/presets/internal/default.ts
index 389d4e8288b0a32e27e2393318f429bb77d84545..a2ab86a2c3c7999670d1d767c3e2751b8c48e6b5 100644
--- a/lib/config/presets/internal/default.ts
+++ b/lib/config/presets/internal/default.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export const presets: Record<string, Preset> = {
     packageRules: [
       {
         automerge: true,
-        matchCurrentVersion: '>= 1.0.0',
+        matchCurrentVersion: '!/^0/',
         matchUpdateTypes: ['minor', 'patch'],
       },
     ],