diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
index 8b311c0..daf96ee 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           RENOVATE_REPOSITORY_CACHE: 'enabled'
           RENOVATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RENOVATE_TOKEN }}
           RENOVATE_GIT_AUTHOR: 'RenovateBot <renovatebot@w9r.dev>'
+          RENOVATE_GIT_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.RENOVATE_GIT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
           RENOVATE_X_SQLITE_PACKAGE_CACHE: true