diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 7bd954555..663f5e21b 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 {
 	"$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
 	"extends": [
 		"config:base"
-	]
+	],
+	"assigneesFromCodeOwners": true,
+	"labels": ["dependencies"],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "matchDepTypes": ["optionalDependencies"],
+      "addLabels": ["optional"]
+    }
+  ]
 }