diff --git a/.buildkite/pull-requests.json b/.buildkite/pull-requests.json
index df5bf4dc..b05998ac 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pull-requests.json
+++ b/.buildkite/pull-requests.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
     "jobs": [
         {
-            "enabled": false,
             "repoOwner": "elastic",
             "repoName": "ems-file-service",
             "enabled": true,
@@ -11,7 +10,9 @@
                 "admin",
                 "write"
             ],
-            "allowed_list": [],
+            "allowed_list": [
+                "dependabot"
+            ],
             "build_on_commit": true,
             "build_on_comment": true,
             "trigger_comment_regex": "^(?:(?:buildkite\\W+)?(?:build|test)\\W+(?:this|it))",
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 3ac19d5b..75742d20 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "enabled": false,
+  "enabled": true,
+  "minimumReleaseAge": "14 days",
   "extends": [
     "github>elastic/renovate-config"
   ]