diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 00dd3556ed..06fa4af17e 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
       schedule: ["before 8am on Monday"],
     },
     ignorePaths: [
-      "**/*-requirements.txt",
+      ".github/renovate.json5",
       "gen-requirements.txt",
-      "dev-requirements.txt",
       "docs-requirements.txt",
       // pyproject.toml files are intentionally excluded: package versions are managed
       // by the release process and are not auto-updated by Renovate.
@@ -73,5 +72,10 @@
         // Disable Renovate for the python version used in GitHub Actions workflows. The version is generated based on tox envs.
         enabled: false,
       },
+      {
+        matchManagers: ["github-actions"],
+        matchDepNames: ["open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib"],
+        enabled: false,
+      },
     ],
 }