diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 9a6babab..8139008f 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": [
diff --git a/resources/chaosknoten/pretalx/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2 b/resources/chaosknoten/pretalx/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
index dea2dfb1..38b04874 100644
--- a/resources/chaosknoten/pretalx/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/resources/chaosknoten/pretalx/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ services:
       - pretalx_net
 
   pretalx:
-    image: docker.io/pretalx/standalone:v2025.1.0
+    image: docker.io/pretalx/standalone:v2025.2.3
     entrypoint: gunicorn
     command:
       - "pretalx.wsgi"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ services:
       - pretalx_net
 
   celery:
-    image: docker.io/pretalx/standalone:v2025.1.0
+    image: docker.io/pretalx/standalone:v2025.2.3
     command:
       - taskworker
     restart: unless-stopped