diff --git a/.copier-answers.yml b/.copier-answers.yml
index ad9527de..b4ce9341 100644
--- a/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: v0.0.41-12-gac9541a
+_commit: v0.0.41-15-g47ecd9d
 _src_path: gh:LabAutomationAndScreening/copier-base-template.git
 description: Copier template for creating Python libraries and executables
 python_ci_versions:
diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e111958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  $schema: "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  lockFileMaintenance: {
+    enabled: true,
+  },
+  logLevel: "debug",
+  // Only run the PEP 621 manager (disable all others)
+  enabledManagers: ["pep621"],
+
+  // Optional: customize the file-matching if your pyproject.toml lives
+  // in a subfolder or has a nonstandard name
+  pep621: {
+    fileMatch: ["(^|/)pyproject\\.toml$"],
+  },
+
+  // Example: group all Python updates into one PR
+  packageRules: [
+    {
+      matchManagers: ["pep621"],
+      groupName: "all python dependencies",
+    },
+  ],
+}
diff --git a/template/.github/renovate.json5.jinja b/template/.github/renovate.json5.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..746f8c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/.github/renovate.json5.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{% raw %}{
+  $schema: "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  lockFileMaintenance: {
+    enabled: true,
+  },
+}{% endraw %}