diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index af04b2d5d0..b802f8c14e 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@
     // ── Scheduling & grouping ──────────────────────────────────────────
 
     {
-      "groupName": "all patch versions",
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch", "digest"],
+      "groupName": "all patch and minor versions",
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch", "digest", "minor"],
       "schedule": ["* 0-7 * * 2"], // weekly, before 8am on Tuesday
-      "matchPackageNames": ["!io.opentelemetry**"]
+      "matchPackageNames": ["!io.opentelemetry**", "!open-telemetry/**"]
+    },
+    {
+      // majors stay individual, but arrive on the weekly schedule
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
+      "schedule": ["* 0-7 * * 2"], // weekly, before 8am on Tuesday
+      "matchPackageNames": ["!io.opentelemetry**", "!open-telemetry/**"]
     },
     {
       // group all GitHub Actions updates into a single weekly PR