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 93da116b84068..14d3df0caaf65 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
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public static FetchResult createRecipe(MessageWriter log, Path target, MavenArti
         switch (request.buildTool) {
             case MAVEN:
                 recipe.addOperation(new UpdatePropertyOperation("quarkus.platform.version", request.targetVersion))
-                        .addOperation(new UpdatePropertyOperation("quarkus.version", request.targetVersion));
+                        .addOperation(new UpdatePropertyOperation("quarkus.version", request.targetVersion))
+                        .addOperation(new UpdatePropertyOperation("quarkus-plugin.version", request.targetVersion));
                 if (request.kotlinVersion != null) {
                     recipe.addOperation(new UpdatePropertyOperation("kotlin.version", request.kotlinVersion));
                 }