diff --git a/.github/copilot-instructions.md b/.github/copilot-instructions.md
index 9779e09f4797..077c8b42ffc8 100644
--- a/.github/copilot-instructions.md
+++ b/.github/copilot-instructions.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - Flag comments that over-explain straightforward code, narrate the obvious, or read like AI commentary (multi-sentence justifications for a single line).
 - A Pull Request with a dependency version bump should only contain changes required for the version bump. If the PR includes other changes, request that they are removed from the PR.
 - Check that the PR description is complete and filled in according to the PR template included below. Every section and checklist item from the template must be present, except the `## Breaking change` section which is optional. No content from the template should be missing, except for HTML comments and Markdown link reference definitions (lines of the form `[name]: url`), which do not render and cannot be verified from the description. Even unchecked checkboxes or empty sections must be present. This is a hard requirement.
+- Skip the PR template check for pull requests generated by automated dependency bots. These are identifiable by their description: Renovate PRs contain "This PR was generated by [Mend Renovate]" and Dependabot PRs contain "Dependabot commands and options". All other review instructions still apply to these PRs.
 
 ## Pull Request template
 
diff --git a/script/gen_copilot_instructions.py b/script/gen_copilot_instructions.py
index 0383253c94b9..6cce05bf22dd 100755
--- a/script/gen_copilot_instructions.py
+++ b/script/gen_copilot_instructions.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ COPILOT_SPECIFIC_INSTRUCTIONS = """
 - Flag comments that over-explain straightforward code, narrate the obvious, or read like AI commentary (multi-sentence justifications for a single line).
 - A Pull Request with a dependency version bump should only contain changes required for the version bump. If the PR includes other changes, request that they are removed from the PR.
 - Check that the PR description is complete and filled in according to the PR template included below. Every section and checklist item from the template must be present, except the `## Breaking change` section which is optional. No content from the template should be missing, except for HTML comments and Markdown link reference definitions (lines of the form `[name]: url`), which do not render and cannot be verified from the description. Even unchecked checkboxes or empty sections must be present. This is a hard requirement.
+- Skip the PR template check for pull requests generated by automated dependency bots. These are identifiable by their description: Renovate PRs contain "This PR was generated by [Mend Renovate]" and Dependabot PRs contain "Dependabot commands and options". All other review instructions still apply to these PRs.
 
 ## Pull Request template