diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28d29bf235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+changelog:
+  categories:
+    - title: Dependency Updates
+      labels:
+        - dependencies
+    - title: Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index a79ee0ba41..b948dbdacf 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "automergeType": "pr",
   "automergeStrategy": "squash",
   "extends": ["config:best-practices", "helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests"],
+  "labels": ["dependencies"],
   "pre-commit": {
     "enabled": true
   },