diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index 03667b6184..1f8492be1d 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         "chart.js": "^2.9.4",
         "cli-graph": "^3.2.2",
         "clipboard": "^2.0.6",
-        "colors": "^1.4.0",
+        "colors": "1.4.0",
         "commander": "^7.1.0",
         "compare-versions": "3.6.0",
         "compression": "^1.7.4",
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 78aef7647d..e880233256 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "updateTypes": ["minor", "patch", "pin", "digest"],
-      "automerge": true
+      "automerge": true,
+      "excludePackageNames": ["colors"]
     }
   ]
 }