diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index fff694e8..cbaae9c7 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "description": "Disables the creation of branches/PRs for any minor/patch updates etc. of Renovate bot",
-      "labels": ["[MINOR UPDATE]", "dependencies"],
+      "labels": ["minor", "dependencies"],
       "matchUpdateTypes": [
         "minor",
         "patch",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     },
     {
       "description": "Causes the bot to create a PR (and thus, an email notification), whenever there is a new major Renovate version",
-      "labels": ["[MAJOR UPDATE]", "dependencies"],
+      "labels": ["major", "dependencies"],
       "matchUpdateTypes": [
         "major"
       ],