diff --git a/manifests/common/renovate.yaml b/manifests/common/renovate.yaml
index 9b175d9..0167afe 100644
--- a/manifests/common/renovate.yaml
+++ b/manifests/common/renovate.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ spec:
                   value: gitea
                 - name: RENOVATE_ENDPOINT
                   value: "https://$BASE_URL/api/v1"
+                - name: RENOVATE_USERNAME
+                  valueFrom:
+                    secretKeyRef:
+                      name: gitea-admin
+                      key: username
                 - name: RENOVATE_TOKEN
                   valueFrom:
                     secretKeyRef: