diff --git a/lib/config/presets/internal/replacements.ts b/lib/config/presets/internal/replacements.ts
index 39e55ba9424cc0ea6501eb4aae54173f1fc49804..4646840f7d11a1617e467fce9268e551e1ebd360 100644
--- a/lib/config/presets/internal/replacements.ts
+++ b/lib/config/presets/internal/replacements.ts
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ export const presets: Record<string, Preset> = {
         matchDatasources: ['docker'],
         matchPackageNames: ['ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate'],
         matchPackagePatterns: ['^(?:docker\\.io/)?renovate/renovate$'],
+        versioning: 'semver',
       },
     ],
   },