diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index d7b8a2d87..6167135e9 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/owlbot-java:latest
-  digest: sha256:cecae6152a85d55c932a64515643cf2e32a1f1b6e17503080eb07744b2177f28
-# created: 2024-03-25T17:31:37.187420732Z
+  digest: sha256:81c3ec554428c8ff6c92f0d58668b7ef52265d053a82284c97a326745e786949
+# created: 2024-03-27T17:59:25.436353226Z
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 6d24ffd87..58c97664e 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
   ],
   "ignorePaths": [
     ".kokoro/requirements.txt",
-    ".github/workflows/**"
+    ".github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml",
+    ".github/workflows/ci.yaml",
+    ".github/workflows/renovate_config_check.yaml",
+    ".github/workflows/samples.yaml"
   ],
   "customManagers": [
     {