diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index f507335..3894349 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
   "prHourlyLimit": 10,
   "prConcurrentLimit": 20,
   "rebaseWhen": "behind-base-branch",
+  "ignoreDeps": [
+    "actions/release-action",
+    "https://gitea.com/actions/release-action"
+  ],
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "description": "Group all minor and patch updates per ecosystem in one PR",
@@ -60,6 +64,16 @@
         "github-actions"
       ],
       "pinDigests": true
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Branch-ref refs (e.g. @main) cannot be tag-resolved — disable lookups for our known offenders",
+      "matchManagers": [
+        "gitea-tags"
+      ],
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "actions/release-action"
+      ],
+      "enabled": false
     }
   ],
   "vulnerabilityAlerts": {