diff --git a/renovate.json5 b/renovate.json5
index e2a8eb67d..8117e7bb7 100644
--- a/renovate.json5
+++ b/renovate.json5
@@ -3,15 +3,20 @@
 	"extends": [
 		"config:base"
 	],
+
+	// We don't update too frequently so that if something is broken in a new package
+	// release it will have time to be fixed by the time we update. The npm ecosystem
+	// being what it is even patch releases can have serious breaking changes.
 	"major": {
-		"stabilityDays": 80,
+		"stabilityDays": 200,
 	},
 	"minor": {
-		"stabilityDays": 40,
+		"stabilityDays": 120,
 	},
 	"patch": {
-		"stabilityDays": 20,
+		"stabilityDays": 90,
 	},
+
 	"prConcurrentLimit": 20,
 	"prHourlyLimit": 0,