diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2328d0e3..46717c2b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,17 @@ repos:
       args: ["--config-file", "pyproject.toml"]
       additional_dependencies:
         - types-PyYAML
+- repo: https://github.com/compilerla/conventional-pre-commit
+  rev: v3.2.0
+  hooks:
+    - id: conventional-pre-commit
+      stages: [commit-msg]
+      args: [--strict]
 - repo: https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli
   rev: v0.39.0
   hooks:
   - id: markdownlint
+- repo: https://github.com/renovatebot/pre-commit-hooks
+  rev: 37.353.0
+  hooks:
+    - id: renovate-config-validator
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 681367fd..14901235 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 [![Continuous Integration Status](https://github.com/canonical/glauth-k8s-operator/actions/workflows/on_push.yaml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/canonical/glauth-k8s-operator/actions?query=branch%3Amain)
 [![pre-commit](https://img.shields.io/badge/pre--commit-enabled-brightgreen?logo=pre-commit)](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit)
+[![Conventional Commits](https://img.shields.io/badge/Conventional%20Commits-1.0.0-%23FE5196.svg)](https://conventionalcommits.org)
 
 This repository holds the Juju Kubernetes charmed operator
 for [GLAuth](https://github.com/glauth/glauth), an open-sourced LDAP server.
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b36b6be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": [
+    "config:base",
+    ":disableDependencyDashboard",
+    ":automergeDigest",
+    ":automergePatch",
+    ":automergeMinor",
+    ":rebaseStalePrs",
+    ":semanticCommits",
+    ":semanticCommitScope(deps)",
+    "helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests",
+    ":enablePreCommit"
+  ],
+  "automergeType": "pr",
+  "rebaseWhen": "behind-base-branch",
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "groupName": "github actions",
+      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major", "minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
+      "automerge": true,
+      "schedule": ["at any time"],
+      "additionalBranchPrefix": "auto-"
+    },
+    {
+      "groupName": "operator pip deps",
+      "matchManagers": ["pip_requirements"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
+      "schedule": ["at any time"],
+      "prPriority": 5,
+      "additionalBranchPrefix": "auto-"
+    },
+    {
+      "groupName": "operator pip deps",
+      "matchManagers": ["pip_requirements"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
+      "schedule": ["at any time"],
+      "prPriority": 5
+    },
+    {
+      "groupName": "testing pip deps",
+      "matchManagers": ["pip_requirements"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major", "minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
+      "automerge": true,
+      "schedule": ["at any time"],
+      "prPriority": 4,
+      "additionalBranchPrefix": "auto-"
+    },
+    {
+      "groupName": "testing deps",
+      "matchFiles": ["tox.ini"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major", "minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
+      "automerge": true,
+      "schedule": ["on monday"],
+      "additionalBranchPrefix": "auto-"
+    },
+    {
+      "groupName": "renovate packages",
+      "matchSourceUrlPrefixes": ["https://github.com/renovatebot/"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major", "minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
+      "automerge": true,
+      "schedule": ["at any time"],
+      "additionalBranchPrefix": "auto-"
+    },
+    {
+      "groupName": "pre-commit hooks",
+      "matchManagers": ["pre-commit"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major", "minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
+      "automerge": true,
+      "schedule": ["at any time"],
+      "additionalBranchPrefix": "auto-"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 84563903..41cd3619 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ deps =
     mypy
     types-PyYAML
 commands =
-    pre-commit install
-    pre-commit autoupdate
+    pre-commit install -t commit-msg
 
 [testenv:fmt]
 description = Apply coding style standards to code