diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 23316b5c36..1813c08e6e 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     $schema: "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
     extends: ["github>nf-core/ops//.github/renovate/default.json5"],
+    ignorePaths: ["nf_core/pipeline-template/modules/nf-core/"],
     baseBranches: ["dev"],
     packageRules: [
         {