diff --git a/examples/i18n/i18n.config.ts b/examples/i18n/i18n/i18n.config.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/i18n/i18n.config.ts
rename to examples/i18n/i18n/i18n.config.ts
diff --git a/examples/i18n/nuxt.config.ts b/examples/i18n/nuxt.config.ts
index 0f833e516..8779ee9f1 100644
--- a/examples/i18n/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/examples/i18n/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
   compatibilityDate: '2024-04-03',
   devtools: { enabled: true },
   modules: ['@nuxtjs/i18n'],
+  i18n: {
+    restructureDir: 'i18n',
+  },
 })
diff --git a/examples/i18n/package.json b/examples/i18n/package.json
index f6aa87752..0a2aaf0eb 100644
--- a/examples/i18n/package.json
+++ b/examples/i18n/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nuxt/devtools": "1.0.8",
     "@nuxt/test-utils": "latest",
-    "@nuxtjs/i18n": "8.3.3",
+    "@nuxtjs/i18n": "8.5.2",
     "nuxt": "3.13.1",
     "vitest": "2.0.5",
     "vue": "3.5.4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5b7db14e3..a64f761fe 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../..
       '@nuxtjs/i18n':
-        specifier: 8.3.3
-        version: 8.3.3(magicast@0.3.4)(rollup@4.21.2)(vue@3.5.4(typescript@5.6.2))(webpack-sources@3.2.3)
+        specifier: 8.5.2
+        version: 8.5.2(magicast@0.3.4)(rollup@4.21.2)(vue@3.5.4(typescript@5.6.2))(webpack-sources@3.2.3)
       nuxt:
         specifier: 3.13.1
         version: 3.13.1(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@parcel/watcher@2.4.1)(@types/node@20.10.5)(encoding@0.1.13)(eslint@9.10.0(jiti@1.21.6))(idb-keyval@6.2.1)(ioredis@5.4.1)(magicast@0.3.4)(optionator@0.9.3)(rollup@4.21.2)(terser@5.24.0)(typescript@5.6.2)(vite@5.4.3(@types/node@20.10.5)(terser@5.24.0))(vue-tsc@2.1.6(typescript@5.6.2))(webpack-sources@3.2.3)
@@ -1639,8 +1639,8 @@ packages:
     peerDependencies:
       vue: ^3.5.4
 
-  '@nuxtjs/i18n@8.3.3':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-R/Q7GgBf9sVKlB4Mz/2KPhlZwO7nm+YcADcJcBDGfQVoNZjGg2muDCkCXSqpqIjkm264QcERFoPP42aBR+SlgA==}
+  '@nuxtjs/i18n@8.5.2':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-x5AZAd2sfvL3cYfpwCMQn7DyiwWCTPZSciiMWcfWQunin1V5toyzQRKjztvA6lh2iVOyeZF9bJpCkHG+UkOlkA==}
     engines: {node: ^14.16.0 || >=16.11.0}
 
   '@nuxtjs/mdc@0.8.3':
@@ -5590,6 +5590,7 @@ packages:
 
   reflect-metadata@0.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-i5lLI6iw9AU3Uu4szRNPPEkomnkjRTaVt9hy/bn5g/oSzekBSMeLZblcjP74AW0vBabqERLLIrz+gR8QYR54Tw==}
+    deprecated: This version has a critical bug in fallback handling. Please upgrade to reflect-metadata@0.2.2 or newer.
 
   regenerator-runtime@0.14.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-srw17NI0TUWHuGa5CFGGmhfNIeja30WMBfbslPNhf6JrqQlLN5gcrvig1oqPxiVaXb0oW0XRKtH6Nngs5lKCIA==}
@@ -8350,7 +8351,7 @@ snapshots:
       - vue-tsc
       - webpack-sources
 
-  '@nuxtjs/i18n@8.3.3(magicast@0.3.4)(rollup@4.21.2)(vue@3.5.4(typescript@5.6.2))(webpack-sources@3.2.3)':
+  '@nuxtjs/i18n@8.5.2(magicast@0.3.4)(rollup@4.21.2)(vue@3.5.4(typescript@5.6.2))(webpack-sources@3.2.3)':
     dependencies:
       '@intlify/h3': 0.5.0
       '@intlify/shared': 9.12.1
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 174d22fa7..986837881 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
       "matchPackagePatterns": [
         "^@vitest/"
       ]
-    },
-    {
-      "groupName": "i18n",
-      "matchPackageNames": [
-        "@nuxtjs/i18n"
-      ]
     }
   ]
 }