diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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index 83b274c..0000000
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
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@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "(maint)"
-    target-branch: "develop"
-    ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "Cake.Core"
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "(maint)"
-    target-branch: "develop"
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diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+    "extends": [
+      "github>cake-contrib/renovate-presets:cake-recipe",
+      "github>cake-contrib/renovate-presets:github-actions" ],
+    "packageRules": [
+      {
+        "description": "Updates to Cake.Core references are breaking.",
+        "matchPackageNames": ["Cake.Core"],
+        "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
+        "labels": ["Breaking Change"]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-cake.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-cake.yml
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--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-cake.yml
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@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-name: Run dependabot for cake
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    # run everyday at 6
-    - cron:  '0 6 * * *'
-
-jobs:
-  dependabot-cake:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04 # linux, because this is a docker-action
-    steps:
-      - name: check/update cake dependencies
-        uses: nils-org/dependabot-cake-action@v1.1.0
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