diff --git a/lib/config/definitions.js b/lib/config/definitions.js
index 055647f5d435a09c15962e69164328829e45f303..c88fa4d196c7d30ec1a6bc6461f83dd7fde63771 100644
--- a/lib/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/config/definitions.js
@@ -896,6 +896,7 @@ const options = [
     type: 'json',
     default: {
       fileMatch: ['(^|/)package.json$'],
+      rollbackPrs: false,
     },
     mergeable: true,
   },
diff --git a/test/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/flatten.spec.js.snap b/test/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/flatten.spec.js.snap
index 5ee73749b536b98885b91657537cd7a461bbb086..6efd5cdd195b6b18606fdc7be838992b5babd144 100644
--- a/test/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/flatten.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/flatten.spec.js.snap
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Array [
     "recreateClosed": false,
     "requiredStatusChecks": Array [],
     "reviewers": Array [],
-    "rollbackPrs": true,
+    "rollbackPrs": false,
     "schedule": Array [],
     "semanticCommitScope": "deps",
     "semanticCommitType": "chore",
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Array [
     "recreateClosed": false,
     "requiredStatusChecks": Array [],
     "reviewers": Array [],
-    "rollbackPrs": true,
+    "rollbackPrs": false,
     "schedule": Array [],
     "semanticCommitScope": "deps",
     "semanticCommitType": "chore",
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Array [
     "recreateClosed": true,
     "requiredStatusChecks": Array [],
     "reviewers": Array [],
-    "rollbackPrs": true,
+    "rollbackPrs": false,
     "schedule": Array [
       "before 5am on monday",
     ],