diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 43b868e77..adf458a36 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     {
       "managers": ["maven"],
       "fileMatch": [
-        "**/pom.xml", 
-        "**/pom.mustache" 
+        "^.*\\/pom\\.xml$", 
+        "^.*\\/pom\\.mustache$"
       ]
     }
   ]