diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index e5831faffa..a6303eaf38 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@
       "matchPackagePatterns": [
         "^com.google.protobuf"
       ],
-      "groupName": "Protobuf dependencies"
+      "groupName": "Protobuf dependencies",
+      "enabled": false
     },
     {
       "matchPackagePatterns": [