diff --git a/lib/config/migration.ts b/lib/config/migration.ts
index 8b66fdfd7bb328..7d1f4b16718893 100644
--- a/lib/config/migration.ts
+++ b/lib/config/migration.ts
@@ -141,31 +141,6 @@ export function migrateConfig(config: RenovateConfig): MigratedConfig {
         }
       }
     }
-    if (is.array(migratedConfig.packageRules)) {
-      const newRules: PackageRule[] = [];
-      const renameMap = {
-        paths: 'matchPaths',
-        languages: 'matchLanguages',
-        baseBranchList: 'matchBaseBranches',
-        managers: 'matchManagers',
-        datasources: 'matchDatasources',
-        depTypeList: 'matchDepTypes',
-        packageNames: 'matchPackageNames',
-        packagePatterns: 'matchPackagePatterns',
-        sourceUrlPrefixes: 'matchSourceUrlPrefixes',
-        updateTypes: 'matchUpdateTypes',
-      } as const;
-      for (const packageRule of migratedConfig.packageRules) {
-        const newRuleObj = {} as PackageRule;
-        for (const [oldKey, ruleVal] of Object.entries(packageRule)) {
-          const key = renameMap[oldKey as keyof typeof renameMap] ?? oldKey;
-          // TODO: fix types #7154
-          newRuleObj[key] = ruleVal as never;
-        }
-        newRules.push(newRuleObj);
-      }
-      migratedConfig.packageRules = newRules;
-    }
     // Migrate nested packageRules
     if (is.nonEmptyArray(migratedConfig.packageRules)) {
       const existingRules = migratedConfig.packageRules;
diff --git a/lib/config/migrations/custom/package-rules-migration.spec.ts b/lib/config/migrations/custom/package-rules-migration.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..21285fbf9b0114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/config/migrations/custom/package-rules-migration.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import type { RenovateConfig } from '../../types';
+import { MigrationsService } from '../migrations-service';
+import { PackageRulesMigration, renameMap } from './package-rules-migration';
+
+describe('config/migrations/custom/package-rules-migration', () => {
+  it('should preserve config order', () => {
+    const originalConfig: RenovateConfig = {
+      packageRules: [
+        {
+          paths: [],
+          labels: ['linting'],
+          baseBranchList: [],
+          languages: [],
+          managers: [],
+          datasources: [],
+          depTypeList: [],
+          addLabels: [],
+          packageNames: [],
+          packagePatterns: [],
+          sourceUrlPrefixes: [],
+          updateTypes: [],
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const migratedPackageRules =
+      MigrationsService.run(originalConfig).packageRules;
+
+    const mappedProperties = Object.keys(migratedPackageRules![0]);
+    const expectedMappedProperties = Object.keys(
+      originalConfig.packageRules![0]
+    ).map((key) => renameMap[key as keyof typeof renameMap] ?? key);
+
+    expect(expectedMappedProperties).toEqual(mappedProperties);
+  });
+
+  it('should not migrate nested packageRules', () => {
+    expect(PackageRulesMigration).toMigrate(
+      {
+        packageRules: [
+          {
+            paths: [],
+            packgageRules: {
+              languages: ['javascript'],
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        packageRules: [
+          {
+            matchPaths: [],
+            packgageRules: {
+              languages: ['javascript'],
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      }
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/lib/config/migrations/custom/package-rules-migration.ts b/lib/config/migrations/custom/package-rules-migration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e3be4c4c910ac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/config/migrations/custom/package-rules-migration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import type { PackageRule } from '../../types';
+import { AbstractMigration } from '../base/abstract-migration';
+
+export const renameMap = {
+  paths: 'matchPaths',
+  languages: 'matchLanguages',
+  baseBranchList: 'matchBaseBranches',
+  managers: 'matchManagers',
+  datasources: 'matchDatasources',
+  depTypeList: 'matchDepTypes',
+  packageNames: 'matchPackageNames',
+  packagePatterns: 'matchPackagePatterns',
+  sourceUrlPrefixes: 'matchSourceUrlPrefixes',
+  updateTypes: 'matchUpdateTypes',
+};
+type RenameMapKey = keyof typeof renameMap;
+
+function renameKeys(packageRule: PackageRule): PackageRule {
+  const newPackageRule: PackageRule = {};
+  for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(packageRule)) {
+    newPackageRule[renameMap[key as RenameMapKey] ?? key] = val;
+  }
+  return newPackageRule;
+}
+
+export class PackageRulesMigration extends AbstractMigration {
+  override readonly propertyName = 'packageRules';
+
+  override run(value: unknown): void {
+    let packageRules = (this.get('packageRules') as PackageRule[]) ?? [];
+    packageRules = Array.isArray(packageRules) ? [...packageRules] : [];
+
+    packageRules = packageRules.map(renameKeys);
+
+    this.rewrite(packageRules);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/config/migrations/migrations-service.ts b/lib/config/migrations/migrations-service.ts
index da950b2d1c70f9..50e139fd1404de 100644
--- a/lib/config/migrations/migrations-service.ts
+++ b/lib/config/migrations/migrations-service.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { NodeMigration } from './custom/node-migration';
 import { PackageFilesMigration } from './custom/package-files-migration';
 import { PackageNameMigration } from './custom/package-name-migration';
 import { PackagePatternMigration } from './custom/package-pattern-migration';
+import { PackageRulesMigration } from './custom/package-rules-migration';
 import { PackagesMigration } from './custom/packages-migration';
 import { PathRulesMigration } from './custom/path-rules-migration';
 import { PinVersionsMigration } from './custom/pin-versions-migration';
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ export class MigrationsService {
     DryRunMigration,
     RequireConfigMigration,
     PackageFilesMigration,
+    PackageRulesMigration,
     NodeMigration,
     SemanticPrefixMigration,
   ];