diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index a98ec25..c3e3acd 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     {
       "description": "Aggressive bumps for the engine-test-data submodule.",
       "matchManagers": ["git-submodules"],
+      "versioning": "semver-coerced",
       "enabled": true
     }
   ]