diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 47dd17a3..dfd4d5d7 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@
       },
       "separateMinorPatch": true
     },
+    {
+      "description": ["System Upgrade Controller Group"],
+      "groupName": "System Upgrade Controller",
+      "matchPackagePatterns": ["system-upgrade-controller"],
+      "matchDatasources": ["docker", "github-releases"],
+      "group": {
+        "commitMessageTopic": "{{{groupName}}} group"
+      },
+      "separateMinorPatch": true
+    },
     // custom versioning
     {
       "description": ["Use custom versioning for k3s"],