diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 181458ea..d6b9782c 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
       "depNameTemplate": "rust",
       "packageNameTemplate": "rust-lang/rust",
       "datasourceTemplate": "github-releases"
-    }
+    },
+    {
+      "customType": "regex",
+      "fileMatch": ["(^|/)\\.github/workflows/validate-renovate\\.yml$"],
+      "matchStrings": ["#\\s?renovate: npm:renovate\\s*RENOVATE_VERSION:\\s*'(?<currentValue>\\d\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)'"],
+      "depNameTemplate": "renovate",
+      "packageNameTemplate": "renovate",
+      "datasourceTemplate": "npm"
+    }    
   ]
 }