diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index f94e60e..2984fef 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -116,5 +116,6 @@
   prNotPendingHours: 4, // ...unless the status checks have been running for 4+ hours.
   prHourlyLimit: 1, // No more than 1 PR per hour.
   stabilityDays: 2, // Wait 2 days from release before updating.
-  automergeStrategy: "squash" // Squash & rebase when auto-merging.
+  automergeStrategy: "squash", // Squash & rebase when auto-merging.
+  semanticCommitType: "build"  // use `build` as commit header type (i.e. `build(deps): <description>`)
 }