diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index e2fdd514..7641ffb1 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
   "stabilityDays": 7,
   "repositories": ["stackitcloud/rag-template"],
   "hostRules": [
+    {
+      "hostType": "pypi",
+      "matchHost": "test.pypi.org",
+      "enabled": false
+    },
     {
       "hostType": "docker",
       "matchHost": "ghcr.io"
@@ -61,6 +66,12 @@
       "matchManagers": ["poetry", "pip_requirements"],
       "addLabels": ["python"]
     },
+    {
+      "description": "Ignore Python interpreter version updates",
+      "matchManagers": ["poetry"],
+      "matchDepNames": ["python"],
+      "enabled": false
+    },
     {
       "description": "Label Node.js dependencies",
       "matchManagers": ["npm"],
@@ -71,6 +82,12 @@
       "matchManagers": ["dockerfile", "docker-compose"],
       "addLabels": ["docker"]
     },
+    {
+      "description": "Ignore Python base image updates in Dockerfiles",
+      "matchManagers": ["dockerfile"],
+      "matchPackageNames": ["python", "docker.io/library/python", "library/python"],
+      "enabled": false
+    },
     {
       "description": "Label Helm charts",
       "matchManagers": ["helm-requirements", "helm-values", "helmv3"],