diff --git a/lib/config/definitions.js b/lib/config/definitions.js
index 403a8b193ef97d51148113cbb4cd634dcf923458..0a4dfd2c08299c1255bbad0bf1b4ba0fbcd9d8c7 100644
--- a/lib/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/config/definitions.js
@@ -549,13 +549,15 @@ const options = [
     stage: 'package',
     type: 'json',
     default: {
-      unpublishSafe: false,
-      recreateClosed: true,
-      rebaseStalePrs: true,
-      groupName: 'Pin Dependencies',
-      commitMessageAction: 'Pin',
-      group: {
-        commitMessageTopic: 'dependencies',
+      force: {
+        unpublishSafe: false,
+        recreateClosed: true,
+        rebaseStalePrs: true,
+        groupName: 'Pin Dependencies',
+        commitMessageAction: 'Pin',
+        group: {
+          commitMessageTopic: 'dependencies',
+        },
       },
     },
     cli: false,