diff --git a/.renovaterc.json b/.renovaterc.json
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index 663f302..0000000
--- a/.renovaterc.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "extends": ["github>UCL-MIRSG/.github//renovate/default-config.json"]
-}
diff --git a/.renovaterc.json5 b/.renovaterc.json5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b13c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.renovaterc.json5
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  $schema: "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  extends: ["github>UCL-MIRSG/.github//renovate/default-config.json"],
+}