diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 8ab638c..11bee20 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "regexManagers": [
     {
       "fileMatch": [
-        "^.ref$"
+        "^\\.ref$"
       ],
       "matchStrings": [
         "(?<currentValue>)(?<currentDigest>.*)"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     },
     {
       "fileMatch": [
-        "^.woodpecker/.release.yml$"
+        "^\\.woodpecker\\/\\.release\\.yml$"
       ],
       "matchStrings": [
         "\\s+matrix:\\s+VERSION:[-\\s]+(?<currentValue>.*?)\\s+"