diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 5db72dd..9908356 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -2,5 +2,27 @@
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
   "extends": [
     "config:recommended"
+  ],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchDatasources": ["kubernetes"],
+      "matchPackagePatterns": ["k8s.io/client-go"],
+      "additionalFiles": [
+        {
+          "fileMatch": ["Makefile"],
+          "matchStrings": ["KUBEBUILDER_VERSION\\s*=\\s*\"?(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)\"?"]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "regexManagers": [
+    {
+      "fileMatch": ["^Makefile$"],
+      "matchStrings": ["KUBEBUILDER_VERSION\\s*=\\s*\"?(?<currentValue>\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)\"?"],
+      "depNameTemplate": "kubebuilder",
+      "datasourceTemplate": "github-releases",
+      "packageNameTemplate": "kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder",
+      "versioningTemplate": "semver"
+    }
   ]
 }