diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 501ff8f781..7866de68ef 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
     },
     {
       "description": "Version pinned to the one used by upstream greenDao to avoid regressions. Only used for code generation.",
-      "matchPaths": "GBDaoGenerator/**",
+      "matchFileNames": [
+        "GBDaoGenerator/**"
+      ],
       "allowedVersions": "2.3.23",
       "matchPackageNames": [
         "org.freemarker:freemarker"