diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 52e2d106cf6124bdec4d12c96e87abbeb652725c..b611c2f6c7f84c4d6bd3428e4850d5e1164e6d84 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@
       "matchPackagePrefixes": [
         "gcr.io/distroless/"
       ],
-      "groupName": "gcr.io/distroless"
+      "groupName": "gcr.io/distroless",
+      "automerge": true
     },
     {
       "matchDatasources": [