diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 5400a08cb..3a4e09fe6 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ updates:
     directory: "/" 
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    cooldown:
+        default-days: 7
+        exclude: ["github.com/stackitcloud*"]
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+    cooldown:
+        default-days: 7
diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 31621a1ba..000000000
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "extends": ["config:recommended"],
-  "prHourlyLimit": 10,
-  "labels": ["renovate"],
-  "repositories": ["stackitcloud/stackit-cli"],
-  "enabledManagers": ["gomod", "github-actions"],
-  "packageRules": [
-    {
-      "matchSourceUrls": ["https://github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go"],
-      "groupName": "STACKIT SDK modules"
-    }
-  ],
-  "postUpdateOptions": ["gomodTidy", "gomodUpdateImportPaths"]
-}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/renovate.yaml b/.github/workflows/renovate.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c2e439819..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/renovate.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-name: Renovate
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  renovate:
-    name: Renovate
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Self-hosted Renovate
-        uses: renovatebot/github-action@v44.2.4
-        with:
-          configurationFile: .github/renovate.json
-          token: ${{ secrets.RENOVATE_TOKEN }}