diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 772ddb0e1..0b2d7e359 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
       ],
       "matchStrings": [
         "#\\s*renovate:\\s*datasource=(?<datasource>.*?) depName=(?<depName>.*?)\\s+appVersion:\\s*[\"']?(?<currentValue>[^\"'\\s]+)[\"']?"
-      ]
+      ],
+      "versioningTemplate": "{{#if versioning}}{{{versioning}}}{{else}}semver-coerced{{/if}}"
     },
     {
       "description": "Update images in templates",