diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/renovate.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/renovate.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index bda0645d..00000000
--- a/.gitea/workflows/renovate.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-name: Renovate
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 5 * * *" # Every day at 05:00 UTC
-  workflow_dispatch: # Manual trigger
-
-jobs:
-  renovate:
-    runs-on: self-hosted
-    steps:
-      - name: Fix Git safe directory
-        run: "git config --global --add safe.directory '*' && git remote set-url origin https://epicnabbo.nl || true"
-      - name: Install Bash in Alpine
-        run: "if [ -f /etc/alpine-release ]; then apk add --no-cache bash; fi"
-      - name: Self-hosted Renovate
-        run: |
-          set -e
-
-          # Ensure cache dir exists before Docker starts
-          mkdir -p /var/tmp/renovate-cache
-
-          docker run --rm \
-            --user "$(id -u):$(id -g)" \
-            -e RENOVATE_TOKEN="${{ secrets.RENOVATE_TOKEN }}" \
-            -e RENOVATE_AUTODISCOVER=false \
-            -e RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES="${{ gitea.repository }}" \
-            -e RENOVATE_ONBOARDING=false \
-            -e LOG_LEVEL=info \
-            -v /var/tmp/renovate-cache:/tmp/renovate-cache \
-            ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate:latest
diff --git a/docs/operations/cms-error-center.md b/docs/operations/cms-error-center.md
index 1395457a..870a4a96 100644
--- a/docs/operations/cms-error-center.md
+++ b/docs/operations/cms-error-center.md
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ Lenis has been removed; the public site now uses native scrolling. Other used
 runtime libraries remain. Vitest and its coverage provider are upgraded together;
 `clearMocks: false` preserves initialization-time permission contract assertions.
 
-Renovate uses separate development/UI/Vitest groups with manual merge and a
-three-day release age. The existing external Gitea bot configuration is retained.
-Node/pnpm upgrades remain coordinated with Docker and the runner toolchain.
+Dependency updates are manual: Renovate has been removed, so there is no bot
+opening upgrade pull requests. Node/pnpm upgrades remain coordinated with
+Docker and the runner toolchain.
 Obsolete global overrides were removed; a scoped esbuild override remains because
 Drizzle Kit's loader still resolves a vulnerable legacy development-server build.
 The two deprecated esbuild-kit packages remain upstream dependencies of Drizzle