diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/upgrade/v4135/v4135Updater.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/upgrade/v4135/v4135Updater.java
index 0cc90b681..286ed57f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/upgrade/v4135/v4135Updater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/upgrade/v4135/v4135Updater.java
@@ -43,7 +43,13 @@ public class v4135Updater extends AbstractUpgradeItem {
         try (final Statement statement = connection.createStatement()) {
             LOGGER.info("Normalizing \"VULNERABLESOFTWARE\" CPE columns");
             statement.execute(/* language=SQL */ """
-                    UPDATE "VULNERABLESOFTWARE" SET "PART" = LOWER("PART"), "VENDOR" = LOWER("VENDOR"), "PRODUCT" = LOWER("PRODUCT")
+                    UPDATE "VULNERABLESOFTWARE"
+                       SET "PART" = LOWER("PART"),
+                           "VENDOR" = LOWER("VENDOR"),
+                           "PRODUCT" = LOWER("PRODUCT")
+                     WHERE "PART" <> LOWER("PART")
+                        OR "VENDOR" <> LOWER("VENDOR")
+                        OR "PRODUCT" <> LOWER("PRODUCT")
                     """);
         }
     }