diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index b39b7f9..076aa32 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -5,41 +5,46 @@
   ],
   enabled: true,
   enabledManagers: [
-    "npm",
     "gradle",
     "gradle-wrapper",
     "github-actions",
   ],
-  // will auto-merge directly, without a PR, if tests pass - else, makes a PR
+  // Will auto-merge directly, without a PR, if tests pass - else, makes a PR.
+  // Must add Renovate to 'Allow specified actors to bypass required pull requests'
+  // in branch protection rule
   automergeType: "branch",
   platformAutomerge: true,
   ignoreTests: false,
   packageRules: [
     {
-      // automerge all but major releases
-      "matchUpdateTypes": [
+      description: "auto-merge all but major releases",
+      matchUpdateTypes: [
         "minor",
         "patch",
         "pin",
         "digest",
       ],
-      "automerge": true,
+      automerge: true,
     }
   ],
+  timezone: "Etc/UTC",
   schedule: [
-    "after 10am on the first day of the month",
+    // loosely limit to Europe daytime, so we don't get pinged in the middle of the night
+    "after 10am",
+    "before 5pm",
   ],
   stabilityDays: 14,
-  "suppressNotifications": [
-    //    "artifactErrors",
-    //    "branchAutomergeFailure",
-    //    "configErrorIssue",
-    //    "deprecationWarningIssues",
-    //    "lockFileErrors",
-    //    "onboardingClose",
-    //    "prEditedNotification",
-    //    "prIgnoreNotification",
-  ],
+  //  suppressNotifications: [
+  //    "artifactErrors",
+  //    "branchAutomergeFailure",
+  //    "configErrorIssue",
+  //    "deprecationWarningIssues",
+  //    "lockFileErrors",
+  //    "onboardingClose",
+  //    "prEditedNotification",
+  //    "prIgnoreNotification",
+  //  ],
   prCreation: "status-success",
   semanticCommits: "disabled",
+  ignorePaths: []
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow_pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow_pull_request.yml
index 04e0d53..a32915c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow_pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow_pull_request.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
   merge_group:
-
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "renovate/**"
 
 concurrency:
   group: "Pull Requests: ${{ github.workflow }} @ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label || github.head_ref || github.ref }}"