diff --git a/lib/config/presets/internal/group.ts b/lib/config/presets/internal/group.ts
index 05225325dd4bffa8dba3ea933c6868f9d4429ed5..ee2922d6eb08dfee4a340d9d968fdb7ce6300a08 100644
--- a/lib/config/presets/internal/group.ts
+++ b/lib/config/presets/internal/group.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const staticGroups = {
         matchDatasources: ['docker'],
         matchPackageNames: ['node'],
         matchPackagePatterns: ['/node$'],
-        excludePackageNames: ['calico/node'],
+        excludePackageNames: ['calico/node', 'kindest/node'],
         commitMessageTopic: 'Node.js',
       },
     ],