diff --git a/lib/modules/versioning/maven/compare.spec.ts b/lib/modules/versioning/maven/compare.spec.ts
index 64d545ad87a976..5de6a0185de6ba 100644
--- a/lib/modules/versioning/maven/compare.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/versioning/maven/compare.spec.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ describe('modules/versioning/maven/compare', () => {
         ${'Hoxton.RELEASE'}     | ${'hoxton'}
         ${'Hoxton.SR1'}         | ${'hoxton.sr-1'}
         ${'1_5ea'}              | ${'1.0_5ea'}
+        ${'1.foo'}              | ${'1-foo'}
+        ${'1.x'}                | ${'1-x'}
       `('$x == $y', ({ x, y }) => {
         expect(compare(x, y)).toBe(0);
         expect(compare(y, x)).toBe(0);
@@ -164,7 +166,6 @@ describe('modules/versioning/maven/compare', () => {
         ${'1'}                                          | ${'1-sp'}
         ${'1-foo2'}                                     | ${'1-foo10'}
         ${'1-m1'}                                       | ${'1-milestone-2'}
-        ${'1.foo'}                                      | ${'1-foo'}
         ${'1-foo'}                                      | ${'1-1'}
         ${'1-alpha.1'}                                  | ${'1-beta.1'}
         ${'1-1'}                                        | ${'1.1'}
@@ -195,6 +196,30 @@ describe('modules/versioning/maven/compare', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  // @see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-7644
+  describe('MNG-7644', () => {
+    it.each`
+      qualifier
+      ${'abc'}
+      ${'alpha'}
+      ${'a'}
+      ${'beta'}
+      ${'b'}
+      ${'def'}
+      ${'milestone'}
+      ${'m'}
+      ${'RC'}
+    `('$qualifier', ({ qualifier }: { qualifier: string }) => {
+      // 1.0.0.X1 < 1.0.0-X2 for any string x
+      expect(compare(`1.0.0.${qualifier}1`, `1.0.0-${qualifier}2`)).toBe(-1);
+
+      // 2.0.X == 2-X == 2.0.0.X for any string x
+      expect(compare(`2-${qualifier}`, `2.0.${qualifier}`)).toBe(0); // previously ordered, now equals
+      expect(compare(`2-${qualifier}`, `2.0.0.${qualifier}`)).toBe(0); // previously ordered, now equals
+      expect(compare(`2.0.${qualifier}`, `2.0.0.${qualifier}`)).toBe(0); // previously ordered, now equals
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Non-standard behavior', () => {
     describe('equality', () => {
       it.each`
diff --git a/lib/modules/versioning/maven/compare.ts b/lib/modules/versioning/maven/compare.ts
index f186d0fbfac286..f894c8e35c365d 100644
--- a/lib/modules/versioning/maven/compare.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/versioning/maven/compare.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function tokenize(versionStr: string, preserveMinorZeroes = false): Token[] {
   let result: Token[] = [];
   let leadingZero = true;
   iterateTokens(versionStr.toLowerCase().replace(regEx(/^v/i), ''), (token) => {
-    if (token.prefix === PREFIX_HYPHEN) {
+    if (token.prefix === PREFIX_HYPHEN || token.type === TYPE_QUALIFIER) {
       buf = [];
     }
     buf.push(token);
@@ -154,10 +154,7 @@ function nullFor(token: Token): Token {
 }
 
 function commonOrder(token: Token): number {
-  if (token.prefix === PREFIX_DOT && token.type === TYPE_QUALIFIER) {
-    return 0;
-  }
-  if (token.prefix === PREFIX_HYPHEN && token.type === TYPE_QUALIFIER) {
+  if (token.type === TYPE_QUALIFIER) {
     return 1;
   }
   if (token.prefix === PREFIX_HYPHEN && token.type === TYPE_NUMBER) {
diff --git a/lib/modules/versioning/maven/index.spec.ts b/lib/modules/versioning/maven/index.spec.ts
index e0e012bbe3ba57..c0b23ac2eceb2d 100644
--- a/lib/modules/versioning/maven/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/versioning/maven/index.spec.ts
@@ -112,12 +112,13 @@ describe('modules/versioning/maven/index', () => {
     ${'1'}           | ${'(,1),(1,)'}                     | ${false}
     ${'1'}           | ${'(0,1),(1,2)'}                   | ${false}
     ${'1.0.0.RC9.2'} | ${'(,1.0.0.RC9.2),(1.0.0.RC9.2,)'} | ${false}
-    ${'1.0.0-RC14'}  | ${'(,1.0.0.RC9.2),(1.0.0.RC9.2,)'} | ${true}
+    ${'1.0.0.RC14'}  | ${'(,1.0.0.RC9.2),(1.0.0.RC9.2,)'} | ${true}
     ${'0'}           | ${''}                              | ${false}
     ${'1'}           | ${'1'}                             | ${true}
     ${'1'}           | ${'(1'}                            | ${false}
     ${'2.4.2'}       | ${'2.4.2'}                         | ${true}
     ${'2.4.2'}       | ${'= 2.4.2'}                       | ${false}
+    ${'1.2.3'}       | ${'[1,2],[3,4]'}                   | ${true}
   `(
     'matches("$version", "$range") === $expected',
     ({ version, range, expected }) => {