diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 3438de4..891aa02 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
       ],
       "matchStrings": [
         "# renovate datasource: (?<datasource>[^,]+), depName: (?<depName>[^\\n]+)\\n.+?(?<currentValue>v?\\d+(\\.\\d+(\\.\\d+)?)?(-[^\\n]+)?)\\n"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "versioningTemplate": "loose"
     },
     {
       "description": "Match versions in rebar.config",