diff --git a/renovate.json5 b/renovate.json5
index d60bb7d9345..f7acc111350 100644
--- a/renovate.json5
+++ b/renovate.json5
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
   "labels": ["dependencies"],
   "branchPrefix": "renovate/",
   "schedule": ["* * * * 1"], // dependency update PRs weekly, vulnerabilityAlerts bypasses this
+  "separateMajorMinor": false, // include major updates in group PRs
   "minimumReleaseAge": "5 days",
   "semanticCommits": "enabled",
   "osvVulnerabilityAlerts": true,
   "vulnerabilityAlerts": {
     "enabled": true,
+    "semanticCommitType": "fix", // overrides packageRules
   },
   "customManagers": [
     {
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@
     },
   ],
   "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchPackageNames": ["*"],
+      "semanticCommitType": "chore", // dep updates are rarely fixes for gitea
+    },
     {
       "groupName": "action dependencies",
       "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],