diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/renovate.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/renovate.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6925bb4882376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/renovate.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+steps:
+  # - command: .buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/pre_build.sh
+  #   label: Pre-Build
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 10
+  #   agents:
+  #     machineType: n2-standard-2
+
+  # - wait
+
+  # - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/build_kibana.sh
+  #   label: Build Kibana Distribution
+  #   agents:
+  #     machineType: n2-standard-8
+  #     preemptible: true
+  #     diskSizeGb: 125
+  #   key: build
+  #   if: "build.env('KIBANA_BUILD_ID') == null || build.env('KIBANA_BUILD_ID') == ''"
+  #   timeout_in_minutes: 90
+  #   retry:
+  #     automatic:
+  #       - exit_status: '-1'
+  #         limit: 3
+
+  - command: .buildkite/scripts/steps/quick_checks.sh
+    label: 'Quick Checks'
+    agents:
+      machineType: n2-highcpu-8
+      preemptible: true
+    key: quick_checks
+    timeout_in_minutes: 60
+    retry:
+      automatic:
+        - exit_status: '-1'
+          limit: 3
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts b/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts
index ad71f70258a23..b63b6defb3e9f 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ const getPipeline = (filename: string, removeSteps = true) => {
       return;
     }
 
+    const onlyRunQuickChecks = await areChangesSkippable([/^renovate\.json$/], REQUIRED_PATHS);
+    if (onlyRunQuickChecks) {
+      pipeline.push(getPipeline('.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/renovate.yml'));
+      console.log('Isolated changes to renovate.json. Skipping main PR pipeline.');
+      return;
+    }
+
     pipeline.push(getAgentImageConfig({ returnYaml: true }));
     pipeline.push(getPipeline('.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/base.yml', false));