diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ccb67df..68b6832 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ Please do not use issue identifiers as scopes.
 - `nix`: changes to the nix flake or `.envrc` file
 - `repo`: changes to the repository, such as the README, CONTRIBUTING, or LICENSE files
 - `tooling`: changes to development tooling like dotnet tools
+- `deps`: changes to dependencies, such as updating dependencies or removing unused dependencies
+- `renovate`: changes to the Renovate configuration
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fb8724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": [
+    "local>cc/renovate-config"
+  ],
+  "semanticCommits": "enabled",
+  "semanticCommitType": "chore",
+  "semanticCommitScope": "deps"
+}