diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 4fa949311..f08bc22c9 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "extends": [
     "config:base",  ":preserveSemverRanges"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "ignorePaths": [".pre-commit-config.yaml"]
 }
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index a7a5cc1d2..f932182d6 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "0780323da96d5a53925fe0547757181fe76e8f1e"
+        "sha": "2c54c473779ea731128cea61a3a6c975a08a5378"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "0780323da96d5a53925fe0547757181fe76e8f1e"
+        "sha": "2c54c473779ea731128cea61a3a6c975a08a5378"
       }
     }
   ],