diff --git a/parts/common/components.json b/parts/common/components.json
index b387ac67b76..ac71f0fff64 100644
--- a/parts/common/components.json
+++ b/parts/common/components.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       "windowsVersions": [
         {
           "comment": "1809 gets patches every 6 months or so. The alternative is ltsc2019 which gets patches every couple of years. Most customers use 1809, so we keep that on the VHD",
-          "renovateTag": "registry=https://mcr.microsoft.com, name=windows/nanoserver",
+          "renovateTag": "<DO_NOT_UPDATE>",
           "latestVersion": "1809",
           "windowsSkuMatch": "2019-containerd"
         },