diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 0afde12..eb011f9 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -37,4 +37,6 @@ repos:
   hooks:
   - id: check-github-workflows
   - id: check-renovate
-    additional_dependencies: [pyjson5]
+    language: python
+    additional_dependencies:
+    - pyjson5==1.6.8