diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Test image used to test renovate
+
+To test run renovate locally
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm -e RENOVATE_PLATFORM=gitlab -e RENOVATE_ENDPOINT="https://repo1.dso.mil/api/v4" -e RENOVATE_TOKEN="<token>" -e RENOVATE_AUTODISCOVER='false' -e RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES="dsop/opensource/pipeline-test-project/renovate-test" -it registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/container-hardening-tools/renovate/renovate@sha256:28e7a621d4001f839ff366e75ab650e095ec391861fd81637bcbd19f95364fe0
+```
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
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+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1 +1,18 @@
-
+{
+    "assignees": [
+        "@sanders--bah"
+    ],    
+    "baseBranches": [
+        "development"
+    ],    
+    "regexManagers": [
+        {
+            "fileMatch": ["^repo_file$"],
+            "matchStrings": [
+              "\"image_tag\": \"(?<currentValue>.*?)\""
+            ],
+            "depNameTemplate": "vault",
+            "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/repo_file.yaml b/repo_file.yaml
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+resources:
+- image_name: opensource/mongodb/mongodb
+  image_tag: "1.6.2"