diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpdateSdkMan.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpdateSdkMan.java
index f33983050b..9f30faacc7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpdateSdkMan.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpdateSdkMan.java
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
 @Value
 public class UpdateSdkMan extends Recipe {
 
+    /**
+     * Candidates carry the vendor build between the version and the distribution, as in `17.0.20+1.1-zulu`, and that
+     * lands in the qualifier the distribution is matched against. Only a build is tolerated ahead of the distribution,
+     * so a variant such as `.crac-zulu` is still a distinct distribution rather than a match for plain `-zulu`.
+     */
+    private static final String BUILD_METADATA = "(\\+[^-]*)?";
+
     @Option(displayName = "Java version",
             description = "The Java version to update to. Use `latest.patch` to upgrade to the latest version within the current major version.",
             required = false,
@@ -96,13 +103,14 @@ public Tree visit(@Nullable Tree tree, ExecutionContext ctx) {
                     String dist = newDistribution == null ? matcher.group(2) : "-" + newDistribution;
                     String newBasis = ver + dist;
                     Pattern majorPattern = Pattern.compile("^" + ver + "[.-].*");
-                    LatestRelease releaseComparator = new LatestRelease(dist);
+                    String distPattern = BUILD_METADATA + dist;
+                    LatestRelease releaseComparator = new LatestRelease(distPattern);
                     String idealCandidate = readSdkmanJavaCandidates().stream()
                             .filter(candidate -> majorPattern.matcher(candidate).matches())
                             .filter(candidate -> releaseComparator.isValid(newBasis, candidate))
                             .max(releaseComparator)
                             .orElse(null);
-                    if (idealCandidate != null && !isRequestedDowngrade(matcher.group(1) + dist, idealCandidate, dist)) {
+                    if (idealCandidate != null && !isRequestedDowngrade(matcher.group(1) + dist, idealCandidate, distPattern)) {
                         return plainText.withText(matcher.replaceFirst("java=" + idealCandidate));
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpdateSdkManTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpdateSdkManTest.java
index 3207b0ab5b..ac599a3533 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpdateSdkManTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpdateSdkManTest.java
@@ -176,6 +176,24 @@ void zuluNonCrac() {
             """
               java=11.0.28-zulu
               """,
+            spec -> spec.path(".sdkmanrc")
+              .after(str -> assertThat(str)
+                .startsWith("java=17.0.")
+                .endsWith("-zulu")
+                .doesNotContain(".crac")
+                .actual())
+          )
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void distributionIsStillMatchedWhenTheCandidateCarriesAVendorBuild() {
+        rewriteRun(
+          spec -> spec.recipe(new UpdateSdkMan("17", null)),
+          text(
+            """
+              java=11.0.28+1.1-zulu
+              """,
             spec -> spec.path(".sdkmanrc")
               .after(str -> assertThat(str)
                 .startsWith("java=17.0.")