diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 10cf69b49f..3b80343927 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -41,11 +41,16 @@ Renovate opens version-update PRs, created on Sundays, configured in
   committed lockfile; transitive security fixes arrive alert-driven instead.
 - `gomod` off: the Docsy theme pin is updated manually; see
   [Upgrade Docsy](#upgrade-docsy). All other detected managers are active.
-- Package rules: `hugo-extended` is version-pinned and coupled to its
-  `allowScripts` approval (see [Update Hugo](#update-hugo)); bootstrap and Font
-  Awesome updates route through the theme (`packages/hugoautogen` is regenerated
-  from the theme, reverting any direct bump). A Dependabot security PR may still
-  bump these directly: close it and route the fix through a theme update.
+- Package rules:
+  - Patch and minor updates are each grouped into a single PR per wave, to cut
+    review overhead. Majors stay individual, except families that Renovate's
+    presets keep in lockstep (for example, the GitHub artifact actions).
+  - `hugo-extended` is version-pinned and coupled to its `allowScripts` approval
+    (see [Update Hugo](#update-hugo)).
+  - Bootstrap and Font Awesome updates route through the theme
+    (`packages/hugoautogen` is regenerated from the theme, reverting any direct
+    bump). A Dependabot security PR may still bump these directly: close it and
+    route the fix through a theme update.
 
 Renovate's vulnerability-alert PRs stay on (immediate, cooldown-exempt), beside
 GitHub's Dependabot security updates; a rare duplicate PR is accepted.
diff --git a/renovate.json5 b/renovate.json5
index 95f6dd202f..d5afef709c 100644
--- a/renovate.json5
+++ b/renovate.json5
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@
   gomod: { enabled: false },
   minimumReleaseAge: '7 days',
   packageRules: [
+    {
+      groupName: 'all patch versions',
+      matchUpdateTypes: ['patch'],
+    },
+    {
+      groupName: 'all minor versions',
+      matchUpdateTypes: ['minor'],
+    },
     {
       matchPackageNames: ['hugo-extended'],
       enabled: false, // Manually updated to match Docsy requirements