diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/ExtensionUpdateInfo.java b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/ExtensionUpdateInfo.java
index 82ae78192edf3..7e8e48c1ac190 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/ExtensionUpdateInfo.java
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/ExtensionUpdateInfo.java
@@ -93,4 +93,8 @@ public boolean isSimpleVersionUpdate() {
         return VersionUpdateType.UPDATE_VERSION.equals(getVersionUpdateType())
                 || VersionUpdateType.RECOMMEND_PLATFORM_MANAGED.equals(getVersionUpdateType());
     }
+
+    public boolean isVersionUpdate() {
+        return !VersionUpdateType.ADD_VERSION.equals(getVersionUpdateType());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/ProjectExtensionsUpdateInfo.java b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/ProjectExtensionsUpdateInfo.java
index 77ab4634aaaf3..cef2daf98569f 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/ProjectExtensionsUpdateInfo.java
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/ProjectExtensionsUpdateInfo.java
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ public List<ExtensionUpdateInfo> getSimpleVersionUpdates() {
         return streamExtensions().filter(ExtensionUpdateInfo::isSimpleVersionUpdate).collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
 
+    public List<ExtensionUpdateInfo> getVersionUpdates() {
+        return streamExtensions().filter(ExtensionUpdateInfo::isVersionUpdate).collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
     public boolean shouldUpdateExtensions() {
         return streamExtensions().anyMatch(ExtensionUpdateInfo::shouldUpdateExtension);
     }
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/rewrite/QuarkusUpdates.java b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/rewrite/QuarkusUpdates.java
index efda3dc62d0b0..7d6e8f3960bfb 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/rewrite/QuarkusUpdates.java
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/update/rewrite/QuarkusUpdates.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public static FetchResult createRecipe(MessageWriter log, Path target, MavenArti
                 request.currentVersion,
                 request.targetVersion,
                 request.projectExtensionsUpdateInfo
-                        .getSimpleVersionUpdates());
+                        .getVersionUpdates());
         QuarkusUpdateRecipe recipe = new QuarkusUpdateRecipe()
                 .buildTool(request.buildTool);
         if (request.updateJavaVersion.isPresent()) {