diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
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--- a/renovate.json
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-{
-    "assignees": [
-      "@cvernooy"
-    ],
-    "baseBranches": [
-      "development"
-    ],
-    "packageRules": [
-        {
-            "datasources": ["docker"],
-            "packageNames": ["gcr.io/spark-operator/spark-operator"],
-            "versioning": "regex:^v1beta2-(?<major>\\d+).(?<minor>\\d+).(?<patch>\\d+)(-(?<compatibility>.*))$"
-        }
-    ],
-    "regexManagers": [
-        {
-            "fileMatch": [
-                "^hardening_manifest.yaml$"
-            ],
-            "matchStrings": [
-                "org\\.opencontainers\\.image\\.version:\\s+\"(?<currentValue>.+?)\""
-            ],
-            "depNameTemplate": "gcr.io/spark-operator/spark-operator",
-            "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
-        },
-        {
-            "fileMatch": [
-                "^hardening_manifest.yaml$"
-            ],
-            "matchStrings": [
-                "tags:\\s+-\\s+\"(?<currentValue>.+?)\""
-            ],
-            "depNameTemplate": "gcr.io/spark-operator/spark-operator",
-            "datasourceTemplate": "docker"
-        }
-    ]
-}