diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant.yml
index bf63f433..790227a2 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   release-notes:
-    if: vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-coding'
+    if: vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-coding' && !contains(forge.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Kind/DependencyUpdate')
     runs-on: docker
     container:
       image: 'data.forgejo.org/oci/ci:1'
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 60cdc25f..a9a1a6af 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
       "separateMinorPatch": true
     }
   ],
-  "labels": ["Kind/Chore", "run-end-to-end-tests"],
+  "labels": ["Kind/DependencyUpdate", "run-end-to-end-tests"],
   "ignorePaths": ["**/testdata/**", "**/node_modules/**"]
 }