diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 42ba9276cd..23316b5c36 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
     extends: ["github>nf-core/ops//.github/renovate/default.json5"],
     baseBranches: ["dev"],
     packageRules: [
+        {
+            matchDatasources: ["docker"],
+            matchPackageNames: ["python"],
+            versioning: "pep440",
+        },
         {
             matchDatasources: ["docker"],
             registryUrls: ["docker.io"],