diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 15a14956a7eb..d392488918ed 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -12,11 +12,16 @@
   "separateMinorPatch": true,
   "packageRules": [
     {
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "io.opentelemetry.contrib:opentelemetry-aws-xray-propagator",
+        "io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto",
+        "io.opentelemetry.semconv:opentelemetry-semconv"
+      ],
       // Renovate's default behavior is only to update from unstable -> unstable if it's for the
       // major.minor.patch, under the assumption that you would want to update to the stable version
       // of that release instead of the unstable version for a future release
-      "matchCurrentVersion": "/^.*-alpha$/",
-      "allowedVersions": "/^.*-alpha$/"
+      // (TODO remove once the artifacts above release stable versions)
+      "ignoreUnstable": false
     },
     {
       "matchPackagePrefixes": ["ch.qos.logback:"],