diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-26.yml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-26.yml
index 019e3b83e..5ac80a1ad 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-26.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-26.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ recipeList:
   - org.openrewrite.gradle.plugins.UpgradePluginVersion:
       pluginIdPattern: org.springframework.boot
       newVersion: 2.6.x
+
+  # From 2.6 onwards the managed dependency is com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:8.0.33
+  - org.openrewrite.java.dependencies.ChangeDependency:
+      oldGroupId: mysql
+      newGroupId: com.mysql
+      oldArtifactId: mysql-connector-java
+      newArtifactId: mysql-connector-j
+      newVersion: 8.0.x
+
   # Update properties
   - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.SpringBootProperties_2_6
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-27.yml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-27.yml
index 59e715b16..ce10132ea 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-27.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/spring-boot-27.yml
@@ -28,14 +28,10 @@ recipeList:
       artifactId: "*"
       newVersion: 2.7.x
       overrideManagedVersion: false
-      retainVersions:
-        - mysql:mysql-connector-java
   - org.openrewrite.maven.UpgradeParentVersion:
       groupId: org.springframework.boot
       artifactId: spring-boot-starter-parent
       newVersion: 2.7.x
-      retainVersions:
-        - mysql:mysql-connector-java
   - org.openrewrite.gradle.plugins.UpgradePluginVersion:
       pluginIdPattern: org.springframework.boot
       newVersion: 2.7.x
@@ -54,13 +50,6 @@ recipeList:
       oldFullyQualifiedTypeName: org.springframework.boot.orm.jpa.hibernate.SpringPhysicalNamingStrategy
       newFullyQualifiedTypeName: org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.CamelCaseToUnderscoresNamingStrategy
   - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.SpringBootProperties_2_7
-  # Switch MySQL driver artifactId
-  - org.openrewrite.java.dependencies.ChangeDependency:
-      oldGroupId: mysql
-      oldArtifactId: mysql-connector-java
-      newGroupId: com.mysql
-      newArtifactId: mysql-connector-j
-      newVersion: 8.0.x
   # Change: spring.security.saml2.relyingparty.registration.{id}.identityprovider To: spring.security.saml2.relyingparty.registration.{id}.assertingparty
   - org.openrewrite.java.spring.boot2.SamlRelyingPartyPropertyApplicationPropertiesMove # Property files.
   - org.openrewrite.yaml.ChangeKey: # Yaml files
diff --git a/src/testWithSpringBoot_2_7/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot2/UpdateMysqlDriverArtifactIdTest.java b/src/testWithSpringBoot_2_7/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot2/UpdateMysqlDriverArtifactIdTest.java
index f36e0f2ec..b8387dd09 100644
--- a/src/testWithSpringBoot_2_7/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot2/UpdateMysqlDriverArtifactIdTest.java
+++ b/src/testWithSpringBoot_2_7/java/org/openrewrite/java/spring/boot2/UpdateMysqlDriverArtifactIdTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import static org.openrewrite.maven.Assertions.pomXml;
 
 @Issue("https://github.com/openrewrite/rewrite-spring/issues/274")
-public class UpdateMysqlDriverArtifactIdTest implements RewriteTest {
+class UpdateMysqlDriverArtifactIdTest implements RewriteTest {
 
     @Override
     public void defaults(RecipeSpec spec) {