diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index ac238c2ef9584..03fb13e7c1db2 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         "team:kibana-operations"
       ],
       "matchBaseBranches": [
-        "*"
+        "/^[8-9].*/"
       ],
       "labels": [
         "Team:Operations",
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         "team:kibana-operations"
       ],
       "matchBaseBranches": [
-        "*"
+        "/.*/"
       ],
       "labels": [
         "Team:Operations",
@@ -2442,7 +2442,7 @@
         "team:kibana-operations"
       ],
       "matchBaseBranches": [
-        "*"
+        "/.*/"
       ],
       "labels": [
         "Team:Operations",