diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe2c0325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+  $schema: "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  extends: [
+    "config:base"
+  ],
+  enabled: true,
+  enabledManagers: [
+    "npm",
+    "gradle",
+    "gradle-wrapper",
+    "github-actions"
+  ],
+
+  // will auto-merge directly, without a PR, if tests pass - else, makes a PR
+  automergeType: "branch",
+//  platformAutomerge: true,
+
+  packageRules: [
+    {
+      // automerge all but major releases
+      "matchUpdateTypes": [
+        "minor",
+        "patch",
+        "pin",
+        "digest"
+      ],
+      "automerge": true
+    }
+  ],
+  schedule: [
+    "after 10am on the first day of the month",
+  ],
+  stabilityDays: 14,
+  "suppressNotifications": [
+    //    "artifactErrors",
+    //    "branchAutomergeFailure",
+    //    "configErrorIssue",
+    //    "deprecationWarningIssues",
+    //    "lockFileErrors",
+    //    "onboardingClose",
+    //    "prEditedNotification",
+    //    "prIgnoreNotification",
+  ],
+  prCreation: "status-success",
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a8419020..2538797b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
 
   gradle-check:
-    name: "./gradlew ${{ matrix.target }} @ ${{ matrix.os }}"
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-11, windows-latest ]