diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 855ef993e7a..11f2b1fff40 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
       "matchCategories": ["js"],
       "groupName": "appengine-frontend"
     },
+    {
+      "matchFileNames": ["gcp/api/**"],
+      "matchPackageNames": ["grpcio*"],
+      "enabled": false
+    },
     {
       "matchFileNames": ["gcp/api/**"],
       "groupName": "api"