diff --git a/.gitlab/renovate.json b/.gitlab/renovate.json
index 0530ad16e..84ac17d34 100644
--- a/.gitlab/renovate.json
+++ b/.gitlab/renovate.json
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
   "rangeStrategy": "pin",
   "ignoreDeps": ["$CI_REGISTRY/funkwhale/backend-test-docker"],
   "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchPaths": ["api/*", "front/*", "docs/*"],
+      "additionalBranchPrefix": "{{parentDir}}-"
+    },
     {
       "matchUpdateTypes": ["major", "minor"],
       "matchBaseBranches": ["stable"],