diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index b41a95eef1..9c308ef019 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -4,16 +4,9 @@
     "@tryghost:groupTestLint",
     "@tryghost:groupCSS",
     "@tryghost:groupBuildTools",
-    "@tryghost:automergeSilentTestLintNonMajor"
+    "@tryghost:automergeSilentTestLintNonMajor",
+    "@tryghost:automergePatchBranch"
   ],
-  "node": {
-    "supportPolicy": ["lts"]
-   },
-  "separateMinorPatch": true,
-  "patch": {
-    "automerge": true,
-    "automergeType": "branch"
-  },
   "ignoreDeps": [
       "got",
       "intl-messageformat",