diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 1558e97df42..b4e028420c8 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -135,5 +135,15 @@
         "ghcr.io/truecharts/qbittorrent",
       ],
     },
+    // enable auto-merge
+    {
+      "matchDatasources": ["docker"],
+      "automerge": true,
+      "automergeType": "branch",
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"],
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "ghcr.io/truecharts/plex",
+        "ghcr.io/truecharts/jackett",
+     ],
   ]
 }