diff --git a/.github/workflows/renovate-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/renovate-bot.yml
index 21035d348e..58d4e1db1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/renovate-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/renovate-bot.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
                   # RENOVATE_TOKEN should have access :read_user, api, write_repository (repo checkbox)
                   RENOVATE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ROBOT_PAT }}
                   RENOVATE_CONFIG_FILE: ${{ github.workspace }}/renovate-config.js
+                  RENOVATE_GIT_AUTHOR: "Renovate Bot <renovate@whitesourcesoftware.com>"
                   LOG_LEVEL: error
               run: |
                   renovate
diff --git a/renovate-config.js b/renovate-config.js
index 7d795b61ce..bdef2c3753 100644
--- a/renovate-config.js
+++ b/renovate-config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 module.exports = {
     globalExtends: ["config:recommended"], // using this instead of "extends" solves the problem with order of the configuration
     repositories: ['zowe/api-layer'],
-    baseBranches: ["v2.x.x","v3.x.x"],
+    baseBranches: ["v2.x.x", "v3.x.x"],
+    commitBody: "Signed-off-by: {{{gitAuthor}}}",
     dependencyDashboard: true,
+    allowedPostUpgradeCommands: ['^npm install'],
     packageRules: [
         {
             //for v2.x.x branch ignore grouping from extends preset, find all packages which are patches,
@@ -12,6 +14,11 @@ module.exports = {
             "groupSlug": "all-patch",
             "matchPackageNames": ["*"],
             "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"],
+            "postUpgradeTasks": {
+                "commands": ["npm install --package-lock-only"],
+                "fileFilters": ["**/**"],
+                "executionMode": "branch"
+            }
         },
         {
             //for v2.x.x make dashboard approval to all major and minor dependencies updates
@@ -26,7 +33,12 @@ module.exports = {
             "groupName": "all non-major dependencies",
             "groupSlug": "all-minor-patch",
             "matchPackageNames": ["*"],
-            "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"]
+            "matchUpdateTypes": ["minor", "patch"],
+            "postUpgradeTasks": {
+                "commands": ["npm install --package-lock-only"],
+                "fileFilters": ["**/**"],
+                "executionMode": "branch"
+            }
         },
         {
             //for v3.x.x make dashboard approval to all major dependencies updates
@@ -38,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports = {
     printConfig: true,
     labels: ['dependencies'],
     dependencyDashboardLabels: ['dependencies'],
-    ignoreDeps: ['history','jsdom','react-router-dom','@mui/icons-material','@mui/material','@material-ui/core','@material-ui/icons'],
+    ignoreDeps: ['history', 'jsdom', 'react-router-dom', '@mui/icons-material', '@mui/material', '@material-ui/core', '@material-ui/icons', 'undici'],
     commitMessagePrefix: 'chore: ',
     prHourlyLimit: 0, // removes rate limit for PR creation per hour
     npmrc: 'legacy-peer-deps=true\nregistry=https://zowe.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/npm/npm-org/', //for updating lock-files