diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/maven/UpdateMavenProjectPropertyJavaVersion.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/maven/UpdateMavenProjectPropertyJavaVersion.java
index 3443fd622c..5b257e34a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/maven/UpdateMavenProjectPropertyJavaVersion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/maven/UpdateMavenProjectPropertyJavaVersion.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 @Value
@@ -88,10 +89,7 @@ public Xml.Document visitDocument(Xml.Document document, ExecutionContext ctx) {
                 Xml.Document d = super.visitDocument(document, ctx);
 
                 // Return early if the parent appears to be within the current repository, as properties defined there will be updated
-                if (d.getRoot().getChild("parent")
-                        .flatMap(parent -> parent.getChild("relativePath"))
-                        .flatMap(Xml.Tag::getValue)
-                        .isPresent()) {
+                if (getResolutionResult().parentPomIsProjectPom()) {
                     return d;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/maven/UpdateMavenProjectPropertyJavaVersionTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/maven/UpdateMavenProjectPropertyJavaVersionTest.java
index 9262e9e05a..5a85e2b782 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/maven/UpdateMavenProjectPropertyJavaVersionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/maven/UpdateMavenProjectPropertyJavaVersionTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import org.openrewrite.Issue;
 import org.openrewrite.test.RecipeSpec;
 import org.openrewrite.test.RewriteTest;
-import org.openrewrite.test.SourceSpec;
 
 import static org.openrewrite.java.Assertions.mavenProject;
 import static org.openrewrite.maven.Assertions.pomXml;
@@ -123,74 +122,64 @@ void basicWithVariables() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void overrideRemoteParent() {
+    void updateLocalParent() {
         rewriteRun(
-          //language=xml
-          pomXml(
-            """
-              <project>
-                  <groupId>com.example</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>example-parent</artifactId>
-                  <version>1.0.0</version>
-                  <modelVersion>4.0</modelVersion>
-                  <properties>
-                      <java.version>11</java.version>
-                      <jdk.version>11</jdk.version>
-                      <javaVersion>11</javaVersion>
-                      <jdkVersion>11</jdkVersion>
-                      <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-                      <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-                      <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
-                      <release.version>11</release.version>
-                  </properties>
-              </project>
-              """,
-            SourceSpec::skip),
-          mavenProject("example-child",
             //language=xml
             pomXml(
-              """
-                <project>
-                    <parent>
-                        <groupId>com.example</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>example-parent</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.0.0</version>
-                        <!-- lookup parent from remote repository -->
-                        <relativePath/>
-                    </parent>
-                    <groupId>com.example</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>example-child</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.0.0</version>
-                    <modelVersion>4.0</modelVersion>
-                </project>
-                """,
-              """
+                """
+                  <project>
+                      <groupId>com.example</groupId>
+                      <artifactId>example-parent</artifactId>
+                      <version>1.0.0</version>
+                      <modelVersion>4.0</modelVersion>
+                      <properties>
+                          <java.version>11</java.version>
+                          <jdk.version>11</jdk.version>
+                          <javaVersion>11</javaVersion>
+                          <jdkVersion>11</jdkVersion>
+                          <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+                          <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+                          <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
+                          <release.version>11</release.version>
+                      </properties>
+                  </project>
+                  """,
+                """
                 <project>
-                    <parent>
-                        <groupId>com.example</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>example-parent</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.0.0</version>
-                        <!-- lookup parent from remote repository -->
-                        <relativePath/>
-                    </parent>
                     <groupId>com.example</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>example-child</artifactId>
+                    <artifactId>example-parent</artifactId>
                     <version>1.0.0</version>
                     <modelVersion>4.0</modelVersion>
                     <properties>
                         <java.version>17</java.version>
-                        <javaVersion>17</javaVersion>
                         <jdk.version>17</jdk.version>
+                        <javaVersion>17</javaVersion>
                         <jdkVersion>17</jdkVersion>
-                        <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
                         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
                         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
+                        <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
                         <release.version>17</release.version>
                     </properties>
                 </project>
-                """
+                """),
+            mavenProject("example-child",
+                //language=xml
+                pomXml(
+                    """
+                      <project>
+                          <parent>
+                              <groupId>com.example</groupId>
+                              <artifactId>example-parent</artifactId>
+                              <version>1.0.0</version>
+                          </parent>
+                          <groupId>com.example</groupId>
+                          <artifactId>example-child</artifactId>
+                          <version>1.0.0</version>
+                          <modelVersion>4.0</modelVersion>
+                      </project>
+                      """
+                )
             )
-          )
         );
     }
 
@@ -270,7 +259,7 @@ void springBoot3ParentToJava17() {
                   <version>3.3.3</version>
                   <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
                 </parent>
-              
+
                 <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
                 <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
                 <version>1</version>
@@ -295,7 +284,7 @@ void springBoot3ParentToJava21() {
                   <version>3.3.3</version>
                   <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
                 </parent>
-              
+
                 <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
                 <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
                 <version>1</version>
@@ -311,7 +300,7 @@ void springBoot3ParentToJava21() {
                   <version>3.3.3</version>
                   <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
                 </parent>
-              
+
                 <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
                 <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
                 <version>1</version>