diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 720f0ce5c2cd57b956a853bc8c1065d8a8bb2297..63674e6b222bedbfdeb02cea24a860ef742ed102 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
     "Sourcegraph"
   ],
   "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "packageNames": ["npm", "yarn"],
+      "automerge": false
+    },
     {
       "depTypeList": ["dependencies"],
       "semanticCommitType": "build"