diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/renovate.json b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/renovate.json
index 02757c63a..d014232c5 100644
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/renovate.json
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/renovate.json
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
       ],
       "groupName": "core dependencies"
     },
+    {
+      "packagePatterns": [
+        "^com.google.http-client:",
+        "^com.google.oauth-client:",
+        "^com.google.api-client:"
+      ],
+      "groupName": "core transport dependencies"
+    },
     {
       "packagePatterns": [
         "*"