diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index f7f0b74e3..9ab6e07e1 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@
       "groupName": "logstash",
       "matchPackageNames": ["net.logstash.logback"],
       "enabled": false
+    },
+    {
+      "groupName": "jackson xml parser version 2.18.0",
+      "matchPackageNames": ["com.fasterxml.jackson.module"],
+      "allowedVersions": "!/2.18.0/"
     }
   ],
   "prConcurrentLimit": 10