diff --git a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/cloud.yaml b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/cloud.yaml
index 19aca7b..8f299b2 100644
--- a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/cloud.yaml
+++ b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/cloud.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=git.hamburg.ccc.de/ccchh/oci-images/nextcloud
-nextcloud__version: 33
+nextcloud__version: 34
 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=docker.io/library/postgres
 nextcloud__postgres_version: 15.18
 nextcloud__fqdn: cloud.hamburg.ccc.de
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 9a6baba..8139008 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
     ":ignoreUnstable",
     ":disableRateLimiting",
     ":rebaseStalePrs",
-    ":label(renovate)"
+    ":label(renovate)",
+
+    // a lot of packages do not support skipping major versions
+    // with this option renovate creates a pr from the current version to each newer version
+    ":separateMultipleMajorReleases"
   ],
   "semanticCommits": "disabled",
   "ignorePaths": [