diff --git a/cspell.config.json b/cspell.config.json
index 00b10758..b9477d2e 100644
--- a/cspell.config.json
+++ b/cspell.config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 {
-  "ignorePaths": ["node_modules/**", "dist/**", "mage_output_file.go", "package.json", "yarn.lock"],
-  "ignoreRegExpList": ["import\\s*\\((.|[\r\n])*?\\)", "import\\s*.*\".*?\""],
+  "ignorePaths": [
+    "node_modules/**",
+    "dist/**",
+    "mage_output_file.go",
+    "package.json",
+    "renovate.json",
+    "yarn.lock"
+  ],
+  "ignoreRegExpList": [
+    "import\\s*\\((.|[\r\n])*?\\)",
+    "import\\s*.*\".*?\""
+  ],
   "words": [
     "araddon",
     "bmike",
@@ -59,6 +69,6 @@
     "vals",
     "vladimirdotk",
     "Wrapf",
-    "confg" //this is unfortunately a typo in a file name that is not easy to fix
+    "confg"
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afe6c48e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": ["github>grafana/grafana-renovate-config//presets/automerge"],
+  "minimumReleaseAge": "7 days",
+  "platformAutomerge": true,
+  "timezone": "UTC",
+  "prConcurrentLimit": 3,
+  "dependencyDashboard": true,
+  "vulnerabilityAlerts": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "labels": ["security"],
+    "schedule": ["at any time"],
+    "additionalBranchPrefix": "security-"
+  },
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "description": "Bundle all frontend dependency updates into a single weekly PR",
+      "matchManagers": ["npm"],
+      "groupName": "Frontend dependencies",
+      "groupSlug": "frontend-dependencies",
+      "extends": ["schedule:earlyMondays"]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Bundle all backend dependency updates into a single weekly PR",
+      "matchManagers": ["gomod"],
+      "groupName": "Backend dependencies",
+      "groupSlug": "backend-dependencies",
+      "extends": ["schedule:earlyMondays"]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Bundle all Docker image updates into a single weekly PR",
+      "matchManagers": ["dockerfile", "docker-compose"],
+      "groupName": "Docker dependencies",
+      "groupSlug": "docker-dependencies",
+      "extends": ["schedule:earlyMondays"]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Ignore major updates for dependencies that need to be kept in sync with Grafana",
+      "enabled": false,
+      "matchDatasources": ["npm"],
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "react",
+        "react-dom",
+        "react-router-dom",
+        "react-router-dom-v5-compat",
+        "@types/react",
+        "@types/react-dom"
+      ],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Ignore major updates for dependencies that need to be kept in sync with the Node version defined in .nvmrc",
+      "enabled": false,
+      "matchDatasources": ["npm", "node-version"],
+      "matchPackageNames": ["@types/node", "node"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"]
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Automerge minor dependencies",
+      "automerge": true,
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch", "pin", "pinDigest"],
+      "labels": ["automerge-minor"]
+    }
+  ]
+}