diff --git a/lib/modules/datasource/github-tags/index.ts b/lib/modules/datasource/github-tags/index.ts
index f5e32f4f95940339ffe3804bf5b3033b47ac6d9d..89a8470f29f54064c15e252107f554df09a370cd 100644
--- a/lib/modules/datasource/github-tags/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/datasource/github-tags/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export class GithubTagsDatasource extends Datasource {
 
   override readonly defaultRegistryUrls = ['https://github.com'];
 
+  override readonly registryStrategy = 'hunt';
+
   override http: GithubHttp;
 
   constructor() {