diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/pnpm.ts b/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/pnpm.ts
index a5263bdacd0cba1a9f8cd52ac563689299b20590..f244637f0dc3a139d90ccbb71c604128e9a3d04d 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/pnpm.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/npm/post-update/pnpm.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export async function getConstraintFromLockFile(
  */
 
 const lockToPnpmVersionMapping = [
-  { lockfileVersion: 6.0, lowerConstraint: '>=8' },
+  { lockfileVersion: 6.0, lowerConstraint: '>=7.24.2' },
   {
     lockfileVersion: 5.4,
     lowerConstraint: '>=7',