diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index b89b4641..aa7428ac 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
     }
   ],
   packageRules: [
+    {
+      // disable update of dependency on the main module
+      matchPackageNames: ["github.com/timebertt/kubernetes-controller-sharding"],
+      enabled: false
+    },
     {
       // automerge non-major updates except 0.* versions
       // similar to :automergeStableNonMajor preset, but also works for versioning schemes without range support