diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index dd9f6b135..f930ccf4c 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "actions/create-github-app-token": "0.2.2",
     "actions/run-capslock": "0.2.0",
     "actions/azure-trusted-signing": "1.0.0",
-    "actions/validate-renovate-config": "0.1.0",
+    "actions/validate-renovate-config": "0.1.1",
     "actions/cleanup-branches": "0.2.1",
     "actions/docker-build-push-image": "0.2.0",
     "actions/docker-export-digest": "0.1.1",
diff --git a/actions/validate-renovate-config/CHANGELOG.md b/actions/validate-renovate-config/CHANGELOG.md
index ea3b54b17..8e8171726 100644
--- a/actions/validate-renovate-config/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actions/validate-renovate-config/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,37 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.1](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/compare/validate-renovate-config/v0.1.0...validate-renovate-config/v0.1.1) (2025-11-19)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **renovate:** add explicit renovate version and bump node version ([#1433](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1433)) ([c5c5b6b](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/c5c5b6baa43bf321ac7243e19e7664abaa319eae))
+
+
+### 📝 Documentation
+
+* **validate-renovate-config:** make release please update the readme on each release ([#1401](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1401)) ([545f151](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/545f151cc9c2fc0d57b130bddda7ebedef6782d7))
+
+
+### 🔧 Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **deps:** update actions/setup-node action to v5 ([#1387](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1387)) ([09ab8cf](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/09ab8cfef74475a91f980c38632f292de416d43d))
+* **deps:** update actions/setup-node action to v6 ([#1431](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1431)) ([4850057](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/4850057ebf5b9af139c7bed3f714ef0d4f8f00d9))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 41.153 ([#1448](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1448)) ([eddc7ba](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/eddc7baf60e2dbe2287bc626e2375ed4116eac1e))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 41.155 ([#1449](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1449)) ([93f1ff8](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/93f1ff8d6267af9094e988eb79c1fbb184d04e24))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 41.159 ([#1453](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1453)) ([5b72157](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/5b721570ff5de1cf9ec30a26e501c851b2d0e877))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 41.160 ([#1469](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1469)) ([828a377](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/828a377eed7ee1bc58ab4c0242440368812bdc02))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 41.163 ([#1470](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1470)) ([60fadd1](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/60fadd1458bb20b97f00618568c22ed1c7d485bd))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 41.168 ([#1476](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1476)) ([60c5392](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/60c5392dd1931166441f11f59df4feff48de194a))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 41.169 ([#1493](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1493)) ([b0bc075](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/b0bc0759ac4e3df77360dd45e46d2a056f9879fc))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 41.173 ([#1500](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1500)) ([a86195b](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/a86195b895261237ec66554455c633bfa944cb83))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 42.10 ([#1534](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1534)) ([0cbd309](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/0cbd309f5768cc9ce83860cfa7e7cdadee161532))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 42.11 ([#1540](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1540)) ([92b146a](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/92b146a38ab3445298c31cb0a8c35df41ea3b9af))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 42.2 ([#1521](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1521)) ([96bd0ab](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/96bd0ab0458c3ee12b51f5772f496ca61c7ef09a))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 42.3 ([#1525](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1525)) ([045a631](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/045a631ec2b983ccf2befbf730cab70da944f118))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to 42.5 ([#1526](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1526)) ([8b88213](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/8b88213bca76e86f9f59b43038cc5d7545452436))
+* **deps:** update dependency renovate to v42 ([#1512](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/issues/1512)) ([f24f3b1](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/commit/f24f3b13b6eb4a2bef9933f31b8a9f1799e13b8b))
+
 ## [0.1.0](https://github.com/grafana/shared-workflows/compare/validate-renovate-config/v0.1.0...validate-renovate-config/v0.1.0) (2025-10-10)
 
 
diff --git a/actions/validate-renovate-config/README.md b/actions/validate-renovate-config/README.md
index 58837ec77..cbed0e9cb 100644
--- a/actions/validate-renovate-config/README.md
+++ b/actions/validate-renovate-config/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Validate Renovate Config
-        uses: grafana/shared-workflows/actions/validate-renovate-config@validate-renovate-config/v0.1.0
+        uses: grafana/shared-workflows/actions/validate-renovate-config@validate-renovate-config/v0.1.1
 ```
 
 ## Validating multiple files
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ To validate multiple config files, call the action multiple times:
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Validate main config
-  uses: grafana/shared-workflows/actions/validate-renovate-config@validate-renovate-config/v0.1.0
+  uses: grafana/shared-workflows/actions/validate-renovate-config@validate-renovate-config/v0.1.1
   with:
     path: renovate.json
 
 - name: Validate preset
-  uses: grafana/shared-workflows/actions/validate-renovate-config@validate-renovate-config/v0.1.0
+  uses: grafana/shared-workflows/actions/validate-renovate-config@validate-renovate-config/v0.1.1
   with:
     path: presets/default.json
 ```