diff --git a/.github/workflows/renovate-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/renovate-bot.yml
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+name: Renovate
+
+on:
+    schedule:
+        - cron: '0 0 * * 1-5' #UTC
+    workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+    renovate:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        container:
+            image: ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate
+            options: --user root # workaround for checkout
+
+        steps:
+            - name: Check out repository
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4 # using checkout to access workspace
+
+            - name: Run Renovate
+              env:
+                  # RENOVATE_TOKEN should have access :read_user, api, write_repository (repo checkbox)
+                  RENOVATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+                  RENOVATE_CONFIG_FILE: ${{ github.workspace }}/renovate-config.js
+                  LOG_LEVEL: error
+              run: |
+                  renovate
diff --git a/renovate-config.js b/renovate-config.js
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+module.exports = {
+    extends: ["config:recommended", "group:allNonMajor"],
+    major:
+        { dependencyDashboardApproval: true },
+    dependencyDashboard: true,
+    repositories: ['zowe/api-layer'],
+    baseBranches: ["v2.x.x","v3.x.x"],
+    printConfig: true,
+    labels: ["dependencies"],
+    commitMessagePrefix:
+        'chore: ',
+    prHourlyLimit: 0, // removes rate limit for PR creation per hour
+    npmrc: "legacy-peer-deps=true", //for updating lock-files
+    npmrcMerge: true //be combined with a "global" npmrc
+};
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
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+{
+    "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json"
+}