diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 63674e6b222bedbfdeb02cea24a860ef742ed102..447895abb4c8b215942a085ad059be3adcb4b2dc 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "group:linters",
     ":assignee(rarkins)"
   ],
+  "masterIssueApproval": true,
   "semanticCommitScope": "deps",
   "docker": {
     "pinDigests": true,