diff --git a/renovate-presets/default.json5 b/renovate-presets/default.json5
index 9382156a0..009df0492 100644
--- a/renovate-presets/default.json5
+++ b/renovate-presets/default.json5
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   prConcurrentLimit: 12,
   prHourlyLimit: 4,
-  timezone: 'Europe/Rome',
+  timezone: 'Etc/UTC',
 
   // Commit and PR customization
   commitBody: 'See associated pull request for more information.',
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
   // Ignored dependencies in all repositories
   ignoreDeps: [
-    'rules_pkg',
     'yarn', // Yarn is copied locally in all repositories where needed.
   ],