diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 8d61fafbe..edc0f4167 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@
       "matchFileNames": [".github/workflows/*.lock.yml"],
       "enabled": false
     },
+    {
+      "description": "Ignore gh-aw dependency updates in workflow files; upgrade agentic workflows with gh aw upgrade instead",
+      "matchFileNames": [".github/workflows/**"],
+      "matchPackageNames": ["/gh-aw/"],
+      "enabled": false
+    },
     {
       "description": "Skip TypeScript 7.0 series",
       "matchManagers": ["npm"],