diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index e4f1dff0d3..7825793066 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
     "gomodMassage"
   ],
   "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "description": "Exclude retracted cohere-go versions: https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/issues/13012",
+      "matchPackageNames": ["github.com/cohere-ai/cohere-go"],
+      "allowedVersions": "<1"
+    },
     {
       "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"],
       "matchCurrentVersion": "!/^0/",
@@ -44,4 +49,4 @@
       ]
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}