diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index a387d08390..c79600ddf6 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
 
   // Added for posterity how to let Renovate manage version-branches, assuming that release branches
   // have the `release/` prefix.
-  baseBranches: ["main"],
+  baseBranches: [
+    "main",
+    "/^release\\/1[.].*",
+  ],
   additionalBranchPrefix: "{{baseBranch}}/",
   commitMessagePrefix: "{{baseBranch}}: ",