diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.spec.ts
index ffff612fca4394..6a238e7efb336f 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.spec.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,86 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/generate', () => {
       expect(res.groupName).toBeDefined();
       expect(res.releaseTimestamp).toBe('2017-02-08T20:01:41+00:00');
     });
+    it('groups multiple upgrades different version but same value', () => {
+      const branch = [
+        {
+          depName: 'depB',
+          groupName: 'some-group',
+          branchName: 'some-branch',
+          prTitle: 'some-title',
+          commitMessageExtra:
+            'to {{#if isMajor}}v{{newMajor}}{{else}}{{#unless isRange}}v{{/unless}}{{newValue}}{{/if}}',
+          foo: 1,
+          newValue: '^6.0',
+          newVersion: '6.0.3',
+          group: {
+            foo: 2,
+          },
+          releaseTimestamp: '2017-02-07T20:01:41+00:00',
+        },
+        {
+          depName: 'depA',
+          groupName: 'some-group',
+          branchName: 'some-branch',
+          prTitle: 'some-title',
+          commitMessageExtra:
+            'to {{#if isMajor}}v{{newMajor}}{{else}}{{#unless isRange}}v{{/unless}}{{newValue}}{{/if}}',
+          foo: 1,
+          newValue: '^6.0',
+          newVersion: '6.0.1',
+          group: {
+            foo: 2,
+          },
+          releaseTimestamp: '2017-02-08T20:01:41+00:00',
+        },
+      ];
+      const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
+      expect(res.foo).toBe(2);
+      expect(res.singleVersion).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(res.recreateClosed).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(res.groupName).toBeDefined();
+      expect(res.releaseTimestamp).toBe('2017-02-08T20:01:41+00:00');
+    });
+    it('groups multiple upgrades different value but same version', () => {
+      const branch = [
+        {
+          depName: 'depB',
+          groupName: 'some-group',
+          branchName: 'some-branch',
+          prTitle: 'some-title',
+          commitMessageExtra:
+            'to {{#if isMajor}}v{{newMajor}}{{else}}{{#unless isRange}}v{{/unless}}{{newValue}}{{/if}}',
+          foo: 1,
+          newValue: '^6.0.1',
+          newVersion: '6.0.2',
+          group: {
+            foo: 2,
+          },
+          releaseTimestamp: '2017-02-07T20:01:41+00:00',
+        },
+        {
+          depName: 'depA',
+          groupName: 'some-group',
+          branchName: 'some-branch',
+          prTitle: 'some-title',
+          commitMessageExtra:
+            'to {{#if isMajor}}v{{newMajor}}{{else}}{{#unless isRange}}v{{/unless}}{{newValue}}{{/if}}',
+          foo: 1,
+          newValue: '^6.0.0',
+          newVersion: '6.0.2',
+          group: {
+            foo: 2,
+          },
+          releaseTimestamp: '2017-02-08T20:01:41+00:00',
+        },
+      ];
+      const res = generateBranchConfig(branch);
+      expect(res.foo).toBe(2);
+      expect(res.singleVersion).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(res.recreateClosed).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(res.groupName).toBeDefined();
+      expect(res.releaseTimestamp).toBe('2017-02-08T20:01:41+00:00');
+    });
     it('groups multiple digest updates', () => {
       const branch = [
         {
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.ts b/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.ts
index 2dc8c19c13b2eb..26dd516895d4f7 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export function generateBranchConfig(
   const depNames: string[] = [];
   const newValue: string[] = [];
   const toVersions: string[] = [];
+  const toValues = new Set<string>();
   branchUpgrades.forEach((upg) => {
     if (!depNames.includes(upg.depName)) {
       depNames.push(upg.depName);
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ export function generateBranchConfig(
     if (!toVersions.includes(upg.newVersion)) {
       toVersions.push(upg.newVersion);
     }
+    toValues.add(upg.newValue);
     if (upg.commitMessageExtra) {
       const extra = template.compile(upg.commitMessageExtra, upg);
       if (!newValue.includes(extra)) {
@@ -146,8 +148,9 @@ export function generateBranchConfig(
     delete upgrade.group;
 
     // istanbul ignore else
-    if (toVersions.length > 1 && !typesGroup) {
+    if (toVersions.length > 1 && toValues.size > 1 && !typesGroup) {
       logger.trace({ toVersions });
+      logger.trace({ toValues });
       delete upgrade.commitMessageExtra;
       upgrade.recreateClosed = true;
     } else if (newValue.length > 1 && upgrade.isDigest) {