diff --git a/.github/workflows/renovate.yml b/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
index 2b86f020..8ae145ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/renovate.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ jobs:
         RENOVATE_PLATFORM: github
         RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES: '["${{ github.repository }}"]'
         RENOVATE_REPOSITORY_CACHE: enabled
-        RENOVATE_SEMANTIC_COMMIT_TYPE: build
       image: ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate:37.356.1-full@sha256:e54b1093f2a751b4ac94988279d2621f068e79c77227d9654165a06ae3d50ad3
       options: "--user root"
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml b/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml
index 851a7eea..23e1ce71 100644
--- a/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/workflows/renovate.yml
@@ -20,5 +20,4 @@ renovate:
     RENOVATE_PLATFORM: gitlab
     RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES: '["$CI_PROJECT_PATH"]'
     RENOVATE_REPOSITORY_CACHE: enabled
-    RENOVATE_SEMANTIC_COMMIT_TYPE: build
     RENOVATE_TOKEN: $PAT
diff --git a/.renovaterc.json b/.renovaterc.json
index 40579485..016ea825 100644
--- a/.renovaterc.json
+++ b/.renovaterc.json
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
     "extends": [
         "config:best-practices",
         ":enablePreCommit",
-        ":maintainLockFilesWeekly"
+        ":maintainLockFilesWeekly",
+        ":semanticCommitTypeAll(build)"
     ],
     "gitlabci": {
         "fileMatch": [
diff --git a/template/.renovaterc.json.jinja b/template/.renovaterc.json.jinja
index b1d37fb8..1c625374 100644
--- a/template/.renovaterc.json.jinja
+++ b/template/.renovaterc.json.jinja
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
     "extends": [
         "config:best-practices",
         ":enablePreCommit",
-        ":maintainLockFilesWeekly"
+        ":maintainLockFilesWeekly",
+        ":semanticCommitTypeAll(build)"
     ],
 [%- if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' or project_name == 'Serious Scaffold Python' %]
     "gitlabci": {
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'github' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml.jinja b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'github' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml.jinja
index eed70425..e0ca3a72 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'github' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml.jinja	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'github' %].github[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml.jinja	
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
         RENOVATE_PLATFORM: github
         RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES: '["{{ '${{ github.repository }}' }}"]'
         RENOVATE_REPOSITORY_CACHE: enabled
-        RENOVATE_SEMANTIC_COMMIT_TYPE: build
       image: ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate:37.356.1-full@sha256:e54b1093f2a751b4ac94988279d2621f068e79c77227d9654165a06ae3d50ad3
       options: "--user root"
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml
index 851a7eea..23e1ce71 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab[% endif %]/workflows/renovate.yml	
@@ -20,5 +20,4 @@ renovate:
     RENOVATE_PLATFORM: gitlab
     RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES: '["$CI_PROJECT_PATH"]'
     RENOVATE_REPOSITORY_CACHE: enabled
-    RENOVATE_SEMANTIC_COMMIT_TYPE: build
     RENOVATE_TOKEN: $PAT