diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index c0aa403cda87350776738de565a170a67787345b..3206d383eacab9dc659a8503b83e631016a05110 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
                 "site: *\n *version: (?<currentValue>.*)"
             ],
             "depNameTemplate": "WordPress/WordPress",
-            "datasourceTemplate": "github-tags"
+            "datasourceTemplate": "github-tags",
+            "versioning": "semver-coerced"
         }
     ],
     "packageRules": [