diff --git a/.github/workflows/renovate.yml b/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
index 2ea67582a..4b6e99e97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
@@ -135,4 +135,4 @@ jobs:
         # bypassing the soak this repo mandates. The pin line is itself managed:
         # the self-pin custom.regex manager in config.json5 bumps it through a
         # reviewable PR under the normal cooldown.
-        run: bunx renovate@44.155.8
+        run: bunx renovate@44.181.1