diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant-milestones.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant-milestones.yml
index db33d30afb..c6020960ee 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant-milestones.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant-milestones.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '@daily'
 
+env:
+  RNA_VERSION: 'v1.1.1' # renovate: datasource=go depName=forgejo/release-notes-assistant packageName=code.forgejo.org/forgejo/release-notes-assistant
+
 jobs:
   release-notes:
     if: vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-coding'
@@ -29,5 +32,5 @@ jobs:
           set -x
           curl -sS $GITHUB_SERVER_URL/api/v1/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/milestones?state=open | jq -r '.[] | .title' | while read forgejo version ; do
             milestone="$forgejo $version"
-            go run code.forgejo.org/forgejo/release-notes-assistant@v1.1.1 --config .release-notes-assistant.yaml --storage milestone --storage-location "$milestone"  --forgejo-url $GITHUB_SERVER_URL --repository $GITHUB_REPOSITORY --token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT_TOKEN }} release $version
+            go run code.forgejo.org/forgejo/release-notes-assistant@$RNA_VERSION --config .release-notes-assistant.yaml --storage milestone --storage-location "$milestone"  --forgejo-url $GITHUB_SERVER_URL --repository $GITHUB_REPOSITORY --token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT_TOKEN }} release $version
           done
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant.yml
index 92edd912ec..745f447f25 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release-notes-assistant.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
       - synchronize
       - labeled
 
+env:
+  RNA_VERSION: 'v1.1.1' # renovate: datasource=go depName=forgejo/release-notes-assistant packageName=code.forgejo.org/forgejo/release-notes-assistant
+
 jobs:
   release-notes:
     if: ( vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-coding' ) && contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'worth a release-note')
@@ -38,4 +41,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: release-notes-assistant preview
         run: |
-          go run code.forgejo.org/forgejo/release-notes-assistant@v1.1.1 --config .release-notes-assistant.yaml --storage pr --storage-location ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}  --forgejo-url $GITHUB_SERVER_URL --repository $GITHUB_REPOSITORY --token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT_TOKEN }} preview ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          go run code.forgejo.org/forgejo/release-notes-assistant@$RNA_VERSION --config .release-notes-assistant.yaml --storage pr --storage-location ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}  --forgejo-url $GITHUB_SERVER_URL --repository $GITHUB_REPOSITORY --token ${{ secrets.RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT_TOKEN }} preview ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}