diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 9297dac4d613e1a667ce7a4e25b7c1239c446e28..533e0cb2a02c4d6c599d8eb669dbcc45acd2e32f 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -19,17 +19,9 @@
       }
     }
   ],
+  "automerge": true,
+  "gitLabAutomerge": true,
   "regexManagers": [
-    {
-      "fileMatch": [
-        "^Dockerfile$"
-      ],
-      "matchStrings": [
-        "version=\"(?<currentValue>.*?)\""
-      ],
-      "depNameTemplate": "istio/operator",
-      "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
-    },
     {
       "fileMatch": [
         "^hardening_manifest.yaml$"
@@ -51,4 +43,4 @@
       "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}