diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9759964..b7b730b 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ default tmux server or sweep another port's temporary files.
 Record the actual tmux version when behavior depends on it. A passing subset
 does not establish support for an entire version range.
 
+## Documentation publisher updates
+
+[`renovate.json`](../renovate.json) groups the docs checkout and reusable
+publisher in one update. Enable Renovate for this repository to open those
+pull requests. Both references remain full commit hashes; their `# main`
+comments tell Renovate which branch to check for updates.
+
+Review the selected `libtmux/docs` revision before authorizing it in the
+publisher's IAM trust policy. Automatic merging is disabled. The ordinary
+workflow tests reject different build and publisher pins, and the docs
+workflow validates the generated artifact before publication. A new pin
+cannot publish until its exact workflow revision is approved in IAM.
+
 ## Pull requests
 
 Keep one subject per pull request and one logical change per commit. Review
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index f6abe6d..597ae8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           repository: libtmux/docs
-          ref: 99532a7ec07ae3af3ef399941e81a1d6424720cb
+          ref: bc037e77a78977a32de7a18890dcaed2188826e1 # main
           path: docs
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
-    uses: libtmux/docs/.github/workflows/reusable-deploy.yml@99532a7ec07ae3af3ef399941e81a1d6424720cb
+    uses: libtmux/docs/.github/workflows/reusable-deploy.yml@bc037e77a78977a32de7a18890dcaed2188826e1 # main
     with:
       path-prefix: ruby/${{ matrix.version }}
       artifact: docs-ruby-${{ matrix.version }}
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08bc5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": ["config:recommended", "helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests"],
+  "enabledManagers": ["github-actions", "custom.regex"],
+  "dependencyDashboard": false,
+  "automerge": false,
+  "customManagers": [
+    {
+      "customType": "regex",
+      "description": "Keep the docs checkout and reusable publisher on the same commit.",
+      "managerFilePatterns": ["/^\\.github/workflows/[^/]+\\.ya?ml$/"],
+      "matchStrings": [
+        "repository: libtmux/docs\\s+ref: (?<currentDigest>[a-f0-9]{40}) # (?<currentValue>main)"
+      ],
+      "depNameTemplate": "libtmux/docs",
+      "datasourceTemplate": "github-digest",
+      "versioningTemplate": "exact"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchPackageNames": ["libtmux/docs"],
+      "groupName": "docs publisher",
+      "groupSlug": "docs-publisher",
+      "automerge": false
+    }
+  ]
+}