diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index e3d87ab..37f727e 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
   "extends": [
-    "config:base"
+    "config:recommended"
+  ],
+  "crossplane": {
+    "fileMatch": [
+      "(^|/)example/.*\\.ya?ml$"
+    ]
+  },
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchManagers": [
+        "crossplane"
+      ],
+      "matchFileNames": [
+        "example/**"
+      ],
+      "groupName": "examples"
+    }
   ],
   "postUpdateOptions": [
     "gomodTidy",