diff --git a/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactId.java b/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactId.java
index b8196b41787..ac0227ec140 100755
--- a/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactId.java
+++ b/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactId.java
@@ -182,9 +182,10 @@ public Xml visitTag(Xml.Tag tag, ExecutionContext ctx) {
                     } else {
                         artifactId = t.getChildValue("artifactId").orElseThrow(NoSuchElementException::new);
                     }
+                    String currentVersion = t.getChildValue("version").orElse(null);
                     if (newVersion != null) {
                         try {
-                            String resolvedNewVersion = resolveSemverVersion(ctx, groupId, artifactId);
+                            String resolvedNewVersion = resolveSemverVersion(ctx, groupId, artifactId, currentVersion);
                             Optional<Xml.Tag> scopeTag = t.getChild("scope");
                             Scope scope = scopeTag.map(xml -> Scope.fromName(xml.getValue().orElse("compile"))).orElse(Scope.Compile);
                             Optional<Xml.Tag> versionTag = t.getChild("version");
@@ -242,15 +243,16 @@ private boolean isDependencyManaged(Scope scope, String groupId, String artifact
             }
 
             @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
-            private String resolveSemverVersion(ExecutionContext ctx, String groupId, String artifactId) throws MavenDownloadingException {
+            private String resolveSemverVersion(ExecutionContext ctx, String groupId, String artifactId, @Nullable String currentVersion) throws MavenDownloadingException {
                 if (versionComparator == null) {
                     return newVersion;
                 }
+                String finalCurrentVersion = currentVersion != null ? currentVersion : newVersion;
                 if (availableVersions == null) {
                     availableVersions = new ArrayList<>();
                     MavenMetadata mavenMetadata = metadataFailures.insertRows(ctx, () -> downloadMetadata(groupId, artifactId, ctx));
                     for (String v : mavenMetadata.getVersioning().getVersions()) {
-                        if (versionComparator.isValid(newVersion, v)) {
+                        if (versionComparator.isValid(finalCurrentVersion, v)) {
                             availableVersions.add(v);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeManagedDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactId.java b/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeManagedDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactId.java
index da0389461af..96f88519a30 100644
--- a/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeManagedDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactId.java
+++ b/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeManagedDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactId.java
@@ -153,11 +153,10 @@ public Xml.Tag visitTag(Xml.Tag tag, ExecutionContext ctx) {
                     }
                     if (newVersion != null) {
                         try {
-                            String resolvedNewVersion = resolveSemverVersion(ctx, newGroupId, newArtifactId);
-
                             Optional<Xml.Tag> versionTag = t.getChild("version");
 
                             if (versionTag.isPresent()) {
+                                String resolvedNewVersion = resolveSemverVersion(ctx, newGroupId, newArtifactId, versionTag.get().getValue().orElse(null));
                                 t = (Xml.Tag) new ChangeTagValueVisitor<>(versionTag.get(), resolvedNewVersion).visitNonNull(t, 0, getCursor().getParentOrThrow());
                             }
                             changed = true;
@@ -174,15 +173,16 @@ public Xml.Tag visitTag(Xml.Tag tag, ExecutionContext ctx) {
             }
 
             @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
-            private String resolveSemverVersion(ExecutionContext ctx, String groupId, String artifactId) throws MavenDownloadingException {
+            private String resolveSemverVersion(ExecutionContext ctx, String groupId, String artifactId, @Nullable String currentVersion) throws MavenDownloadingException {
                 if (versionComparator == null) {
                     return newVersion;
                 }
+                String finalCurrentVersion = currentVersion != null ? currentVersion : newVersion;
                 if (availableVersions == null) {
                     availableVersions = new ArrayList<>();
                     MavenMetadata mavenMetadata = metadataFailures.insertRows(ctx, () -> downloadMetadata(groupId, artifactId, ctx));
                     for (String v : mavenMetadata.getVersioning().getVersions()) {
-                        if (versionComparator.isValid(newVersion, v)) {
+                        if (versionComparator.isValid(finalCurrentVersion, v)) {
                             availableVersions.add(v);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactIdTest.java b/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactIdTest.java
index aca6d239d9d..ed923a7ced6 100644
--- a/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactIdTest.java
+++ b/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactIdTest.java
@@ -703,6 +703,52 @@ void unmanagedToManagedExternalizedDepMgmt() {
         );
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void latestPatch() {
+        rewriteRun(
+          spec -> spec.recipe(new ChangeDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactId(
+            "javax.activation",
+            "javax.activation-api",
+            "jakarta.activation",
+            "jakarta.activation-api",
+            "latest.patch",
+            null
+          )),
+          pomXml(
+            """
+              <project>
+                  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+                  <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
+                  <version>1</version>
+                  <dependencies>
+                      <dependency>
+                          <groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
+                          <artifactId>javax.activation-api</artifactId>
+                          <version>1.2.0</version>
+                      </dependency>
+                  </dependencies>
+              </project>
+              """,
+            """
+              <project>
+                  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+                  <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
+                  <version>1</version>
+                  <dependencies>
+                      <dependency>
+                          <groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId>
+                          <artifactId>jakarta.activation-api</artifactId>
+                          <version>1.2.2</version>
+                      </dependency>
+                  </dependencies>
+              </project>
+              """
+          )
+        );
+    }
+
     @Test
     void changeOnlyArtifactId() {
         rewriteRun(
diff --git a/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeManagedDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactIdTest.java b/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeManagedDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactIdTest.java
index 79d18e92325..5006e8412c0 100644
--- a/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeManagedDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactIdTest.java
+++ b/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/ChangeManagedDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactIdTest.java
@@ -126,4 +126,54 @@ void changeManagedDependencyWithDynamicVersion() {
           )
         );
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void latestPatch() {
+        rewriteRun(
+          spec -> spec.recipe(new ChangeManagedDependencyGroupIdAndArtifactId(
+            "javax.activation",
+            "javax.activation-api",
+            "jakarta.activation",
+            "jakarta.activation-api",
+            "latest.patch",
+            null
+          )),
+          pomXml(
+            """
+              <project>
+                  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+                  <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
+                  <version>1</version>
+                  <dependencyManagement>
+                      <dependencies>
+                          <dependency>
+                              <groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
+                              <artifactId>javax.activation-api</artifactId>
+                              <version>1.2.0</version>
+                          </dependency>
+                      </dependencies>
+                  </dependencyManagement>
+              </project>
+              """,
+            """
+              <project>
+                  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+                  <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
+                  <version>1</version>
+                  <dependencyManagement>
+                      <dependencies>
+                          <dependency>
+                              <groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId>
+                              <artifactId>jakarta.activation-api</artifactId>
+                              <version>1.2.2</version>
+                          </dependency>
+                      </dependencies>
+                  </dependencyManagement>
+              </project>
+              """
+          )
+        );
+    }
 }