diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index fa66c52..221e672 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     {
       "enabled": false,
       "matchUpdateTypes": ["major"],
+      "excludePackageNames": ["cryptography"],
       "matchFileNames": ["images/cloud-archive-builder/**/upper-constraints.txt"]
     },
     {