diff --git a/.renovaterc b/.renovaterc
index 9d620b2..c2966ba 100644
--- a/.renovaterc
+++ b/.renovaterc
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
   "extends": ["local>infrastructure/renovate-config"],
   "regexManagers": [
+    {
+      "description": "k3s",
+      "fileMatch": ["pb_install\\.yml"],
+      "matchStrings": ["\\s+INSTALL_K3S_CHANNEL:\\s(?<currentValue>.*)"],
+      "depNameTemplate": "k3s-io/k3s",
+      "datasourceTemplate": "github-releases"
+    },
     {
       "description": "ArgoCD",
       "fileMatch": ["argocd-init\\.yml$"],
diff --git a/pb_install.yml b/pb_install.yml
index ad5e355..50085b4 100644
--- a/pb_install.yml
+++ b/pb_install.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     - name: install k3s server
       ansible.builtin.command: "k3s_install.sh"
       environment:
+        INSTALL_K3S_CHANNEL: "v1.27"
         INSTALL_K3S_EXEC: "--disable traefik"
       changed_when: false
     - name: start and enable k3s server