diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index f2106f3b1..efd16dc9f 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
   "extends": [
     "config:recommended",
-    "helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests"
+    "helpers:pinGitHubActionDigestsToSemver"
   ],
   "minimumReleaseAge": "2 weeks",
   "commitBody": "Generated by renovateBot",
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
       "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
       "groupName": "github workflows"
     },
+    {
+      "description": "First-party actions, no need to quarantine: we own them, and one referenced by branch would otherwise sit pending until its default branch goes two weeks without a commit",
+      "matchManagers": ["github-actions"],
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "livekit/**"
+      ],
+      "minimumReleaseAge": null
+    },
     {
       "matchManagers": ["dockerfile"],
       "groupName": "docker deps",