diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
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+{
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "description": "Disable Yarn packageManager updates via renovate; use skill rhdh-yarn-bump from https://github.com/redhat-developer/rhdh-skills/blob/main/skills/ci/rhdh-yarn-bump/SKILL.md instead",
+      "enabled": false,
+      "matchManagers": ["npm"],
+      "matchDepTypes": ["packageManager", "devEngines.packageManager"],
+      "matchPackageNames": ["yarn"]
+    }
+  ]
+}