diff --git a/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java b/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java
index a9c1b8500..f0e54e703 100644
--- a/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java
+++ b/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.ArtifactUtils;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.InvalidVersionSpecificationException;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.Restriction;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.VersionRange;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.*;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.ordering.BoundArtifactVersion;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.ordering.InvalidSegmentException;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.ordering.VersionComparator;
@@ -37,8 +34,7 @@
 import static java.util.Collections.reverseOrder;
 import static java.util.Optional.empty;
 import static java.util.Optional.of;
-import static org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.Segment.MAJOR;
-import static org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.Segment.SUBINCREMENTAL;
+import static org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.Segment.*;
 
 /**
  * Base class for {@link org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.VersionDetails}.
@@ -99,11 +95,17 @@ public Restriction restrictionForUnchangedSegment(Optional<Segment> unchangedSeg
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Restriction restrictionForIgnoreScope(Optional<Segment> ignored) {
-        ArtifactVersion nextVersion = ignored
-                .map(Segment::ofGreaterThan)
-                .map(s -> (ArtifactVersion) new BoundArtifactVersion(currentVersion, s))
-                .orElse(currentVersion);
+    public Restriction restrictionForIgnoreScope(Optional<Segment> ignoredSegment) {
+        ArtifactVersion nextVersion;
+        if (ignoredSegment.map(s -> s == MAJOR).orElse(false)) {
+            // special case: we will ignore all possible version updates
+            nextVersion = DefaultArtifactVersionCache.of(String.valueOf(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
+        } else {
+            nextVersion = ignoredSegment
+                    .map(Segment::ofGreaterThan)
+                    .map(s -> (ArtifactVersion) new BoundArtifactVersion(currentVersion, s))
+                    .orElse(currentVersion);
+        }
         return new Restriction(nextVersion, false, null, false);
     }