diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index ecd2aa08d3e9..affda656b629 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
       "matchPackageNames": ["quicktype-core"],
       "schedule": ["before 4:00am on the first day of the month"]
     },
+    {
+      "matchCurrentVersion": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
+      "enabled": false
+    },
+    {
+      "matchCurrentVersion": "0.0.0-EXPERIMENTAL-PLACEHOLDER",
+      "enabled": false
+    },
     {
       "groupName": "angular",
       "matchDepNames": ["/^@angular/.*/", "/angular/dev-infra/"]