diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 0a3b93682..388bd70ba 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
     "github>auricom/home-ops//.github/renovate/autoMerge.json5",
     "github>auricom/home-ops//.github/renovate/commitMessage.json5",
     "github>auricom/home-ops//.github/renovate/groups.json5",
-    "github>auricom/home-ops//.github/renovate/labels.json5",
-    "github>auricom/home-ops//.github/renovate/semanticCommits.json5"
+    "github>auricom/home-ops//.github/renovate/labels.json5"
   ],
   "platform": "github",
   "username": "feisar-bot[bot]",
@@ -25,11 +24,8 @@
   "suppressNotifications": ["prIgnoreNotification"],
   "rebaseWhen": "conflicted",
   "commitBodyTable": true,
-  "ignorePaths": [
-    "cluster/base/",
-    "**/backup-job.yaml",
-    "**/trash-updater-job.yaml"
-  ],
+  "commitMessagePrefix": "⬆️",
+  "ignorePaths": [],
   // set up renovate managers
   "docker-compose": {
     "fileMatch": ["ansible/.+/docker-compose.*\\.ya?ml(\\.j2)?$"]
diff --git a/.github/renovate/semanticCommits.json5 b/.github/renovate/semanticCommits.json5
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c454b03c..000000000
--- a/.github/renovate/semanticCommits.json5
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "packageRules": [
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["docker"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
-      "commitMessagePrefix": "feat(container)!: "
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["docker"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "feat",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "container"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["docker"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["digest", "patch"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "fix",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "container"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["helm"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
-      "commitMessagePrefix": "feat(helm)!: "
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["helm"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "feat",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "helm"
-    },
-
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["helm"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "fix",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "helm"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["galaxy", "galaxy-collection"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
-      "commitMessagePrefix": "feat(ansible)!: "
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["galaxy", "galaxy-collection"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "feat",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "ansible"
-    },
-
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["galaxy", "galaxy-collection"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "fix",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "ansible"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["terraform-provider"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
-      "commitMessagePrefix": "feat(terraform)!: "
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["terraform-provider"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "feat",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "terraform"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["terraform-provider"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "fix",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "terraform"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["github-releases", "github-tags"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
-      "commitMessagePrefix": "feat(github-release)!: "
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["github-releases", "github-tags"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "feat",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "github-release"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["github-releases", "github-tags"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "fix",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "github-release"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
-      "commitMessagePrefix": "feat(github-action)!: "
-    },
-    {
-      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "feat",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "github-action"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "fix",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "github-action"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["pypi"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
-      "commitMessagePrefix": "feat(pip)!: "
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["pypi"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "feat",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "pip"
-    },
-    {
-      "matchDatasources": ["pypi"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"],
-      "semanticCommitType": "fix",
-      "semanticCommitScope": "pip"
-    }
-  ]
-}