diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 3cbd82c2f..f2f35cec3 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
             "echo 'TODO: workaround for https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/7019'",
             "rm -rf package-lock.json node_modules **/node_modules",
             "npm i --workspaces --include-workspace-root",
-            "------------------",
+            "echo '------------------'",
             "echo 'TODO: workaround for https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/6787#issuecomment-1751005219'",
             "npm i --workspaces --include-workspace-root"
-        ]
+        ],
+        "executionMode": "branch"
     }
 }