diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index c47982066dbc..66bbe3c5ab15 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
   // https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/discussions/8399#discussioncomment-305798
   "separateMinorPatch": true,
   "packageRules": [
+    {
+      // this is to reduce the number of renovate PRs by consolidating them into a weekly batch
+      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
+      "extends": ["schedule:weekly"],
+      "groupName": "github actions",
+      "separateMinorPatch": false // overrides separateMinorPatch specified above
+    },
     {
       "matchPackageNames": [
         "io.opentelemetry.contrib:opentelemetry-aws-resources",