diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/new_app.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/new_app.md
index f5f740220d25f89e9be6fe8b064260818a830421..676f16c094df4e1ca871eb56d0abcb6df0aec52e 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/new_app.md
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/new_app.md
@@ -40,6 +40,27 @@ Add app to following stages in `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
 * [ ] certs
 * [ ] integration-tests
 
+## Renovatebot
+
+* [ ] Make sure the needed helmRelease fields for renovatebot are in place and
+      order, i.e.
+      ```
+      # renovate: registryUrl=https://helm-charts.wikimedia.org/stable/
+      chart: eventrouter
+      version: 0.3.6
+      ```
+
+      For adding the registryUrl automatically, you could use the
+      [renovate-helm-releases](https://github.com/k8s-at-home/renovate-helm-releases)
+      script:
+
+      ```
+      git clone https://github.com/k8s-at-home/renovate-helm-releases /tmp/renovate-helm-releases
+      /tmp/renovate.py --cluster-path flux2
+      ```
+* [ ] Make sure that latest [renovate pipeline](https://open.greenhost.net/openappstack/renovate/-/pipelines)
+      checks for app updates
+
 ## Documentation
 
 * Add app to: