diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index c5eafc049..d014232c5 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@
       ],
       "versionScheme": "docker"
     },
+    {
+      "packagePatterns": [
+        "^com.google.api:gax",
+        "^com.google.auth:",
+        "^com.google.cloud:google-cloud-core",
+        "^io.grpc:"
+      ],
+      "groupName": "core dependencies"
+    },
+    {
+      "packagePatterns": [
+        "^com.google.http-client:",
+        "^com.google.oauth-client:",
+        "^com.google.api-client:"
+      ],
+      "groupName": "core transport dependencies"
+    },
     {
       "packagePatterns": [
         "*"