diff --git a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/validation/generations/UpdateBootVersion.java b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/validation/generations/UpdateBootVersion.java
index 96fab5cbb..ad75b706e 100644
--- a/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/validation/generations/UpdateBootVersion.java
+++ b/headless-services/spring-boot-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/boot/validation/generations/UpdateBootVersion.java
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ public class UpdateBootVersion extends AbstractDiagnosticValidator {
 			List<CodeAction> actions = new ArrayList<>(2);
 
 			bootUpgradeOpt.flatMap(bu -> bu.getNearestAvailableMinorVersion(latest)).map(targetVersion -> {
+				Version upgradeVersion = SpringProjectUtil.getVersion(targetVersion);
+				if (javaProjectVersion.compareTo(upgradeVersion) >= 0) {
+					return null;
+				}
 				CodeAction c = new CodeAction();
 				c.setKind(CodeActionKind.QuickFix);
 				c.setTitle("Upgrade to Spring Boot " + targetVersion + " (executes the full project conversion recipe from OpenRewrite)");