diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/resources/artifact-migrations.conf b/modules/core/src/main/resources/artifact-migrations.conf
index a2444547fc..8f0aa0415f 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/resources/artifact-migrations.conf
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/resources/artifact-migrations.conf
@@ -3,288 +3,240 @@ changes = [
     groupIdBefore = com.eed3si9n
     groupIdAfter = com.github.sbt
     artifactIdAfter = sbt-unidoc
-    initialVersion = 0.5.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.cavorite
     groupIdAfter = com.github.sbt
     artifactIdAfter = sbt-avro
-    initialVersion = 3.3.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.geirsson
     groupIdAfter = com.github.sbt
     artifactIdAfter = sbt-ci-release
-    initialVersion = 1.5.9
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.github.julien-truffaut
     groupIdAfter = dev.optics
     artifactIdAfter = monocle-core
-    initialVersion = 3.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.github.julien-truffaut
     groupIdAfter = dev.optics
     artifactIdAfter = monocle-macro
-    initialVersion = 3.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.github.julien-truffaut
     groupIdAfter = dev.optics
     artifactIdAfter = monocle-laws
-    initialVersion = 3.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.github.julien-truffaut
     groupIdAfter = dev.optics
     artifactIdAfter = monocle-refined
-    initialVersion = 3.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.pauldijou
     groupIdAfter = com.github.jwt-scala
     artifactIdAfter = jwt-argonaut
-    initialVersion = 6.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.pauldijou
     groupIdAfter = com.github.jwt-scala
     artifactIdAfter = jwt-circe
-    initialVersion = 6.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.pauldijou
     groupIdAfter = com.github.jwt-scala
     artifactIdAfter = jwt-core
-    initialVersion = 6.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.pauldijou
     groupIdAfter = com.github.jwt-scala
     artifactIdAfter = jwt-json-common
-    initialVersion = 6.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.pauldijou
     groupIdAfter = com.github.jwt-scala
     artifactIdAfter = jwt-json4s-common
-    initialVersion = 6.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.pauldijou
     groupIdAfter = com.github.jwt-scala
     artifactIdAfter = jwt-json4s-jackson
-    initialVersion = 6.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.pauldijou
     groupIdAfter = com.github.jwt-scala
     artifactIdAfter = jwt-json4s-native
-    initialVersion = 6.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.pauldijou
     groupIdAfter = com.github.jwt-scala
     artifactIdAfter = jwt-play-json
-    initialVersion = 6.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.pauldijou
     groupIdAfter = com.github.jwt-scala
     artifactIdAfter = jwt-play
-    initialVersion = 6.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.pauldijou
     groupIdAfter = com.github.jwt-scala
     artifactIdAfter = jwt-spray-json
-    initialVersion = 6.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.pauldijou
     groupIdAfter = com.github.jwt-scala
     artifactIdAfter = jwt-upickle
-    initialVersion = 6.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.github.gseitz
     groupIdAfter = com.github.sbt
     artifactIdAfter = sbt-protobuf
-    initialVersion = 0.7.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.github.gseitz
     groupIdAfter = com.github.sbt
     artifactIdAfter = sbt-release
-    initialVersion = 1.0.15
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.twilio
     groupIdAfter = dev.guardrail
     artifactIdAfter = guardrail
-    initialVersion = 0.65.2
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.twilio
     groupIdAfter = dev.guardrail
     artifactIdAfter = sbt-guardrail-core
-    initialVersion = 0.65.3
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.twilio
     groupIdAfter = dev.guardrail
     artifactIdAfter = sbt-guardrail
-    initialVersion = 0.65.3
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.typesafe.sbt
     groupIdAfter = com.github.sbt
     artifactIdAfter = sbt-native-packager
-    initialVersion = 1.9.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.jsuereth
     groupIdAfter = com.github.sbt
     artifactIdAfter = sbt-pgp
-    initialVersion = 2.1.2
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.geirsson
     groupIdAfter = org.scalameta
     artifactIdAfter = sbt-scalafmt
-    initialVersion = 2.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.github.mpilquist
     groupIdAfter = org.typelevel
     artifactIdAfter = simulacrum
-    initialVersion = 1.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = io.chrisdavenport
     groupIdAfter = org.typelevel
     artifactIdAfter = log4cats-core
-    initialVersion = 1.2.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = io.chrisdavenport
     groupIdAfter = org.typelevel
     artifactIdAfter = log4cats-noop
-    initialVersion = 1.2.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = io.chrisdavenport
     groupIdAfter = org.typelevel
     artifactIdAfter = log4cats-slf4j
-    initialVersion = 1.2.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = io.chrisdavenport
     groupIdAfter = org.typelevel
     artifactIdAfter = log4cats-testing
-    initialVersion = 1.2.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = net.ceedubs
     groupIdAfter = com.iheart
     artifactIdAfter = ficus
-    initialVersion = 1.3.4
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = org.spire-math
     groupIdAfter = org.typelevel
     artifactIdAfter = kind-projector
-    initialVersion = 0.10.0
   },
   {
     groupIdAfter = org.scalatestplus
     artifactIdBefore = junit-4-12
     artifactIdAfter = junit-4-13
-    initialVersion = 3.2.3.0
   },
   {
     groupIdAfter = org.scalatestplus
     artifactIdBefore = mockito-3-3
     artifactIdAfter = mockito-3-4
-    initialVersion = 3.2.3.0
   },
   {
     groupIdAfter = org.scalatestplus
     artifactIdBefore = scalacheck-1-14
     artifactIdAfter = scalacheck-1-15
-    initialVersion = 3.2.2.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = io.github.nafg
     groupIdAfter = io.github.nafg.slick-migration-api
     artifactIdAfter = slick-migration-api
-    initialVersion = 0.8.2
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = io.github.nafg
     groupIdAfter = io.github.nafg.slick-migration-api
     artifactIdAfter = slick-migration-api-flyway
-    initialVersion = 0.8.1
   },
   {
     groupIdAfter = com.github.alexarchambault
     artifactIdBefore = scalacheck-shapeless_1.14
     artifactIdAfter = scalacheck-shapeless_1.15
-    initialVersion = 1.3.0
   },
   {
     groupIdAfter = com.github.alexarchambault
     artifactIdBefore = argonaut-shapeless_6.2
     artifactIdAfter = argonaut-shapeless_6.3
-    initialVersion = 1.3.0
   },
   {
     groupIdAfter = com.github.alexarchambault
     artifactIdBefore = argonaut-refined_6.2
     artifactIdAfter = argonaut-refined_6.3
-    initialVersion = 1.3.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.kubukoz
     groupIdAfter = org.polyvariant
     artifactIdAfter = better-tostring
-    initialVersion = 0.3.8
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.novocode
     groupIdAfter = com.github.sbt
     artifactIdAfter = junit-interface
-    initialVersion = 0.13.2
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.xebia
     groupIdAfter = nl.wehkamp.cakemix
     artifactIdAfter = cakemix
-    initialVersion = 1.2.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = io.chrisdavenport
     groupIdAfter = org.typelevel
     artifactIdAfter = cats-time
-    initialVersion = 0.5.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = com.lightbend.sbt
     groupIdAfter = com.github.sbt
     artifactIdAfter = sbt-proguard
-    initialVersion = 0.5.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = ky.korins
     groupIdAfter = pt.kcry
     artifactIdAfter = sha
-    initialVersion = 2.0.0
   },
   {
     groupIdBefore = ky.korins
     groupIdAfter = pt.kcry
     artifactIdAfter = blake3
-    initialVersion = 3.0.0
   }
 ]
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/UpdateAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/UpdateAlg.scala
index 62c7c767ab..91c4d92abf 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/UpdateAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/UpdateAlg.scala
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.coursier.VersionsCache
 import org.scalasteward.core.data._
 import org.scalasteward.core.repoconfig.RepoConfig
-import org.scalasteward.core.update.artifact.ArtifactMigrationsFinder
+import org.scalasteward.core.update.UpdateAlg.migratedDependency
+import org.scalasteward.core.update.artifact.{ArtifactChange, ArtifactMigrationsFinder}
 import org.scalasteward.core.util.Nel
+
 import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration
 
 final class UpdateAlg[F[_]](implicit
@@ -36,13 +38,37 @@ final class UpdateAlg[F[_]](implicit
       maxAge: Option[FiniteDuration]
   ): F[Option[Update.Single]] =
     for {
-      versions <- versionsCache.getVersions(dependency, maxAge)
-      current = Version(dependency.value.version)
-      maybeNewerVersions = Nel.fromList(versions.filter(_ > current))
-      maybeUpdate = maybeNewerVersions
+      existingVersions <- versionsCache.getVersions(dependency, maxAge)
+      maybeUpdate = maybeNewerVersions(dependency, existingVersions)
         .map(vs => Update.Single(CrossDependency(dependency.value), vs.map(_.value)))
-        .orElse(artifactMigrationsFinder.findUpdateWithRenamedArtifact(dependency.value))
-    } yield maybeUpdate
+      maybeUpdateOrRename <- maybeUpdate match {
+        case Some(update) => F.pure(Some(update))
+        case None =>
+          artifactMigrationsFinder.findUpdateWithRenamedArtifact(dependency.value) match {
+            case Some(artifactChange) => verifyVersion(dependency, artifactChange, maxAge)
+            case None                 => F.pure(None)
+          }
+      }
+    } yield maybeUpdateOrRename
+
+  private def verifyVersion(
+      dependency: Scope[Dependency],
+      artifactChange: ArtifactChange,
+      maxAge: Option[FiniteDuration]
+  ): F[Option[Update.Single]] =
+    versionsCache
+      .getVersions(migratedDependency(dependency, artifactChange), maxAge)
+      .map { existingVersions =>
+        maybeNewerVersions(dependency, existingVersions)
+          .map(newerVersions =>
+            Update.Single(
+              CrossDependency(dependency.value),
+              newerVersions.map(_.value),
+              Some(artifactChange.groupIdAfter),
+              Some(artifactChange.artifactIdAfter)
+            )
+          )
+      }
 
   def findUpdates(
       dependencies: List[Scope.Dependency],
@@ -52,6 +78,14 @@ final class UpdateAlg[F[_]](implicit
     val updates = dependencies.traverseFilter(findUpdate(_, maxAge))
     updates.flatMap(filterAlg.localFilterMany(repoConfig, _))
   }
+
+  private def maybeNewerVersions(
+      dependency: Scope[Dependency],
+      existingVersions: List[Version]
+  ): Option[Nel[Version]] = {
+    val current = Version(dependency.value.version)
+    Nel.fromList(existingVersions.filter(_ > current))
+  }
 }
 
 object UpdateAlg {
@@ -61,4 +95,24 @@ object UpdateAlg {
       update.currentVersion === dependency.version &&
       update.artifactIds.contains_(dependency.artifactId)
     }
+
+  def migratedDependency(
+      dependency: Scope[Dependency],
+      artifactChange: ArtifactChange
+  ): Scope[Dependency] = {
+    val oldArtifactId = dependency.value.artifactId
+    val newGroupId = artifactChange.groupIdAfter
+    val newArtifactId = ArtifactId(
+      artifactChange.artifactIdAfter,
+      oldArtifactId.maybeCrossName.map(
+        _.replace(oldArtifactId.name, artifactChange.artifactIdAfter)
+      )
+    )
+    dependency.copy(value =
+      dependency.value.copy(
+        groupId = newGroupId,
+        artifactId = newArtifactId
+      )
+    )
+  }
 }
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactChange.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactChange.scala
index 45799520b5..a4826edae6 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactChange.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactChange.scala
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ final case class ArtifactChange(
     groupIdBefore: Option[GroupId],
     groupIdAfter: GroupId,
     artifactIdBefore: Option[String],
-    artifactIdAfter: String,
-    initialVersion: String
+    artifactIdAfter: String
 )
 
 object ArtifactChange {
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsFinder.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsFinder.scala
index 3b6d44a607..15e0266c50 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsFinder.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsFinder.scala
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.update.artifact
 
 import cats.syntax.all._
-import org.scalasteward.core.data.{CrossDependency, Dependency, Update}
-import org.scalasteward.core.util.Nel
+import org.scalasteward.core.data.Dependency
 
 final class ArtifactMigrationsFinder(migrations: List[ArtifactChange]) {
-  def findUpdateWithRenamedArtifact(dependency: Dependency): Option[Update.Single] =
+  def findUpdateWithRenamedArtifact(dependency: Dependency): Option[ArtifactChange] =
     migrations
       .find { migration =>
         (migration.groupIdBefore, migration.artifactIdBefore) match {
@@ -37,12 +36,4 @@ final class ArtifactMigrationsFinder(migrations: List[ArtifactChange]) {
           case (None, None) => false
         }
       }
-      .map { migration =>
-        Update.Single(
-          CrossDependency(dependency),
-          Nel.one(migration.initialVersion),
-          Some(migration.groupIdAfter),
-          Some(migration.artifactIdAfter)
-        )
-      }
 }
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest.scala
index 20b137f7b0..4b7bb07560 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest.scala
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import org.scalasteward.core.TestSyntax._
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.GroupId
 import org.scalasteward.core.mock.MockContext.context.updateAlg
 import org.scalasteward.core.mock.MockState
+import org.scalasteward.core.update.UpdateAlg
+import org.scalasteward.core.util.Nel
 
 class ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest extends FunSuite {
 
@@ -15,8 +17,7 @@ class ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest extends FunSuite {
         groupIdBefore = Some(GroupId("org.spire-math")),
         groupIdAfter = GroupId("org.typelevel"),
         artifactIdBefore = None,
-        artifactIdAfter = "kind-projector",
-        initialVersion = "0.10.0"
+        artifactIdAfter = "kind-projector"
       )
     )
   )
@@ -27,8 +28,7 @@ class ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest extends FunSuite {
         groupIdBefore = None,
         groupIdAfter = GroupId("com.nodifferent"),
         artifactIdBefore = Some("artifact-before"),
-        artifactIdAfter = "artifact-after",
-        initialVersion = "0.10.0"
+        artifactIdAfter = "artifact-after"
       )
     )
   )
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ class ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest extends FunSuite {
         groupIdBefore = Some(GroupId("org.before")),
         groupIdAfter = GroupId("org.after"),
         artifactIdBefore = Some("artifact-before"),
-        artifactIdAfter = "artifact-after",
-        initialVersion = "0.10.0"
+        artifactIdAfter = "artifact-after"
       )
     )
   )
@@ -77,8 +76,12 @@ class ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest extends FunSuite {
   test("findUpdateWithRenamedArtifact: for groupId, returns Update.Single for updating groupId") {
     val original = "org.spire-math".g % ("kind-projector", "kind-projector_2.12").a % "0.9.0"
     val obtained = standardGroupMigrations.findUpdateWithRenamedArtifact(original)
-    val expected = (original %> "0.10.0").single
-      .copy(newerGroupId = Some("org.typelevel".g), newerArtifactId = Some("kind-projector"))
+    val expected = ArtifactChange(
+      Some("org.spire-math".g),
+      "org.typelevel".g,
+      None,
+      "kind-projector"
+    )
     assertEquals(obtained, Some(expected))
   }
 
@@ -87,8 +90,12 @@ class ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest extends FunSuite {
   ) {
     val original = "com.nodifferent".g % ("artifact-before", "artifact-before_2.12").a % "0.9.0"
     val obtained = standardArtifactMigrations.findUpdateWithRenamedArtifact(original)
-    val expected = (original %> "0.10.0").single
-      .copy(newerGroupId = Some("com.nodifferent".g), newerArtifactId = Some("artifact-after"))
+    val expected = ArtifactChange(
+      None,
+      "com.nodifferent".g,
+      Some("artifact-before"),
+      "artifact-after"
+    )
     assertEquals(obtained, Some(expected))
   }
 
@@ -98,15 +105,19 @@ class ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest extends FunSuite {
   ) {
     val original = "org.before".g % ("artifact-before", "artifact-before_2.12").a % "0.9.0"
     val obtained = standardBothMigrations.findUpdateWithRenamedArtifact(original)
-    val expected = (original %> "0.10.0").single
-      .copy(newerGroupId = Some("org.after".g), newerArtifactId = Some("artifact-after"))
+    val expected = ArtifactChange(
+      Some("org.before".g),
+      "org.after".g,
+      Some("artifact-before"),
+      "artifact-after"
+    )
     assertEquals(obtained, Some(expected))
   }
 
   test("findUpdate: newer groupId") {
     val dependency = "org.spire-math".g % ("kind-projector", "kind-projector_2.12").a % "0.9.10"
     val expected = ("org.spire-math".g % ("kind-projector", "kind-projector_2.12").a % "0.9.10" %>
-      "0.10.0").single
+      Nel.of("0.10.0", "0.10.1", "0.10.2", "0.10.3")).single
       .copy(newerGroupId = Some("org.typelevel".g), newerArtifactId = Some("kind-projector"))
     val obtained = updateAlg
       .findUpdate(dependency.withMavenCentral, None)
@@ -114,4 +125,30 @@ class ArtifactMigrationsFinderTest extends FunSuite {
       .unsafeRunSync()
     assertEquals(obtained, Some(expected))
   }
+
+  test("migratedDependency: newer groupId") {
+    val dependency = "org.spire-math".g % ("kind-projector", "kind-projector_2.12").a % "0.9.10"
+    val artifactChange = ArtifactChange(
+      Some("org.spire-math".g),
+      "org.typelevel".g,
+      Some("kind-projector"),
+      "kind-projector"
+    )
+    val expected = "org.typelevel".g % ("kind-projector", "kind-projector_2.12").a % "0.9.10"
+    val obtained = UpdateAlg.migratedDependency(dependency.withMavenCentral, artifactChange)
+    assertEquals(obtained, expected.withMavenCentral)
+  }
+
+  test("migratedDependency: newer ArtifactId") {
+    val dependency = "org.spire-math".g % ("kind-projector", "kind-projector_2.12").a % "0.9.10"
+    val artifactChange = ArtifactChange(
+      Some("org.spire-math".g),
+      "org.spire-math".g,
+      Some("kind-projector"),
+      "new-projector"
+    )
+    val expected = "org.spire-math".g % ("new-projector", "new-projector_2.12").a % "0.9.10"
+    val obtained = UpdateAlg.migratedDependency(dependency.withMavenCentral, artifactChange)
+    assertEquals(obtained, expected.withMavenCentral)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsLoaderTest.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsLoaderTest.scala
index 8430e348ac..546eaedc1b 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsLoaderTest.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/artifact/ArtifactMigrationsLoaderTest.scala
@@ -17,15 +17,13 @@ class ArtifactMigrationsLoaderTest extends FunSuite {
        |    groupIdBefore = com.evilcorp
        |    groupIdAfter = org.ice.cream
        |    artifactIdAfter = yumyum
-       |    initialVersion = 2.0.0
        |  }
        |]""".stripMargin
   val migration: ArtifactChange = ArtifactChange(
     groupIdBefore = Some(GroupId("com.evilcorp")),
     groupIdAfter = GroupId("org.ice.cream"),
     artifactIdBefore = None,
-    artifactIdAfter = "yumyum",
-    initialVersion = "2.0.0"
+    artifactIdAfter = "yumyum"
   )
 
   test("loadAll: without extra file, without defaults") {
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@ class ArtifactMigrationsLoaderTest extends FunSuite {
                                                              |  {
                                                              |    groupIdAfter = org.ice.cream
                                                              |    artifactIdAfter = yumyum
-                                                             |    initialVersion = 2.0.0
                                                              |  }
                                                              |]""".stripMargin)
     val migrations = artifactMigrationsLoader