diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
index 0ebc40a..759d5eb 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Check runner tools
+        run: |
+          command -v dagger  >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "ERROR: dagger is not installed in the runner image. Add it to .forgejo/Dockerfile."; exit 1; }
+          command -v task    >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "ERROR: task is not installed in the runner image. Add it to .forgejo/Dockerfile."; exit 1; }
+          dpkg -s stunnel4 netcat-openbsd >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "ERROR: stunnel4/netcat-openbsd are not installed in the runner image. Add them to .forgejo/Dockerfile."; exit 1; }
+
       - name: Setup Dagger Remote Engine (via stunnel)
         env:
           DAGGER_STUNNEL_URL: ${{ secrets.DAGGER_STUNNEL_URL }}
diff --git a/ci/main.go b/ci/main.go
index 294b069..c083fbf 100644
--- a/ci/main.go
+++ b/ci/main.go
@@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ func (m *Ci) Renovate(ctx context.Context, renovateToken *dagger.Secret) (string
 		WithEnvVariable("RENOVATE_PLATFORM", "forgejo").
 		WithEnvVariable("RENOVATE_ENDPOINT", "https://codeberg.org").
 		WithEnvVariable("RENOVATE_REPOSITORIES", "guettli/sharedinbox").
+		WithEnvVariable("LOG_LEVEL", "info").
 		WithExec([]string{"renovate"}).
 		Stdout(ctx)
 }