diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
index d8975a171..b5b8c3f16 100644
--- a/cliff.toml
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ body = """
     {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor -%}
 
+{%- if github -%}
 {% if github.contributors | filter(attribute="is_first_time", value=true) | length != 0 %}
   {% raw %}\n{% endraw -%}
   ## New Contributors
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ body = """
       [#{{ contributor.pr_number }}]({{ self::remote_url() }}/pull/{{ contributor.pr_number }}) \
     {%- endif %}
 {%- endfor -%}
+{%- endif -%}
 
 {% if version %}
     {% if previous.version %}
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ commit_preprocessors = [
   # remove issue numbers from commits
   { pattern = '\((\w+\s)?#([0-9]+)\)', replace = "" },
 ]
+commit_parsers = [{ field = "author.name", pattern = "renovate", skip = true }]
 # protect breaking changes from being skipped due to matching a skipping commit_parser
 protect_breaking_commits = false
 # filter out the commits that are not matched by commit parsers