diff --git a/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions.java b/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions.java
index 1331f27e8bc..917b85715b3 100644
--- a/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions.java
+++ b/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions.java
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ public class RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions extends Recipe {
 
     @Option(displayName = "Only if managed version is ...",
             description = "Only remove the explicit version if the managed version has the specified comparative relationship to the explicit version. " +
-                    "For example, `gte` will only remove the explicit version if the managed version is the same or newer. " +
-                    "Default `eq`.",
-            valid = { "any", "eq", "lt", "lte", "gt", "gte" },
+                          "For example, `gte` will only remove the explicit version if the managed version is the same or newer. " +
+                          "Default `eq`.",
+            valid = {"any", "eq", "lt", "lte", "gt", "gte"},
             required = false)
     @Nullable
     Comparator onlyIfManagedVersionIs;
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ public class RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions extends Recipe {
 
     @Deprecated
     public RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions(@Nullable String groupPattern, @Nullable String artifactPattern,
-            @Nullable Boolean onlyIfVersionsMatch, @Nullable List<String> except) {
+                                             @Nullable Boolean onlyIfVersionsMatch, @Nullable List<String> except) {
         this(groupPattern, artifactPattern, onlyIfVersionsMatch, null, except);
     }
 
     public RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions(@Nullable String groupPattern, @Nullable String artifactPattern,
-            @Nullable Comparator onlyIfManagedVersionIs, @Nullable List<String> except) {
+                                             @Nullable Comparator onlyIfManagedVersionIs, @Nullable List<String> except) {
         this(groupPattern, artifactPattern, null, onlyIfManagedVersionIs, except);
     }
 
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ public RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions(@Nullable String groupPattern, @Nullabl
     @Deprecated
     @SuppressWarnings("DeprecatedIsStillUsed")
     public RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions(@Nullable String groupPattern, @Nullable String artifactPattern,
-            @Nullable Boolean onlyIfVersionsMatch, @Nullable Comparator onlyIfManagedVersionIs,
-            @Nullable List<String> except) {
+                                             @Nullable Boolean onlyIfVersionsMatch, @Nullable Comparator onlyIfManagedVersionIs,
+                                             @Nullable List<String> except) {
         this.groupPattern = groupPattern;
         this.artifactPattern = artifactPattern;
         this.onlyIfVersionsMatch = onlyIfVersionsMatch;
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ public Xml.Tag visitTag(Xml.Tag tag, ExecutionContext ctx) {
                 } else if (isManagedDependencyTag()) {
                     ResolvedManagedDependency managed = findManagedDependency(tag);
                     if (managed != null && matchesGroup(managed) && matchesArtifact(managed) && matchesVersion(managed, ctx)) {
+                        if (tag.getChild("exclusions").isPresent()) {
+                            return tag;
+                        }
                         //noinspection DataFlowIssue
                         return null;
                     }
diff --git a/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/RemoveRedundantDependencyVersionsTest.java b/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/RemoveRedundantDependencyVersionsTest.java
index 58d31368676..3fa8e1c2328 100644
--- a/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/RemoveRedundantDependencyVersionsTest.java
+++ b/rewrite-maven/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/maven/RemoveRedundantDependencyVersionsTest.java
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ void whenNoParentOrOwnDmThenKeepIt() {
                             <artifactId>myApiApp</artifactId>
                             <version>1.0.0</version>
                         </parent>
-                        
+
                         <dependencies>
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ void whenNoVersionDefinedThenMakeNoChanges() {
                             <artifactId>myApiApp</artifactId>
                             <version>1.0.0</version>
                         </parent>
-                        
+
                         <dependencies>
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ void except() {
                       </dependency>
                   </dependencies>
               </project>
-                """
+              """
           )
         );
     }
@@ -1305,11 +1305,11 @@ void pluginPropertySubstitution() {
                     <version>2.3.0.RELEASE</version>
                     <relativePath/>
                 </parent>
-            
+
                 <groupId>com.example</groupId>
                 <artifactId>test</artifactId>
                 <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-            
+
                 <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
                 <build>
                     <plugins>
@@ -1329,11 +1329,11 @@ void pluginPropertySubstitution() {
                     <version>2.3.0.RELEASE</version>
                     <relativePath/>
                 </parent>
-            
+
                 <groupId>com.example</groupId>
                 <artifactId>test</artifactId>
                 <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-            
+
                 <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
                 <build>
                     <plugins>
@@ -1362,13 +1362,13 @@ void dependencyPropertySubstitution() {
                     <version>2.5.4</version>
                     <relativePath/>
                 </parent>
-            
+
                 <groupId>com.example</groupId>
                 <artifactId>test</artifactId>
                 <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-            
+
                 <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-                
+
                 <dependencies>
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -1385,13 +1385,13 @@ void dependencyPropertySubstitution() {
                     <version>2.5.4</version>
                     <relativePath/>
                 </parent>
-            
+
                 <groupId>com.example</groupId>
                 <artifactId>test</artifactId>
                 <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-            
+
                 <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-                
+
                 <dependencies>
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -1530,4 +1530,49 @@ void keepVersionIfManagedIsNonExact() {
           )
         );
     }
+
+    @Test
+    @Issue("https://github.com/openrewrite/rewrite/discussions/4386")
+    void dontOverrideDependencyConfigurations() {
+        rewriteRun(
+          spec -> spec.recipe(new RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions(null, null, RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions.Comparator.GTE, null)),
+          pomXml(
+            """
+                <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+                    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+                    <parent>
+                        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.3.12.RELEASE</version>
+                    </parent>
+                    <groupId>com.example</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>acme</artifactId>
+                    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                    <dependencyManagement>
+                        <dependencies>
+                            <dependency>
+                                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                                <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+                                <version>2.2.13.RELEASE</version>
+                                <!-- This exclusion should be kept -->
+                                <exclusions>
+                                    <exclusion>
+                                        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                                        <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+                                    </exclusion>
+                                </exclusions>
+                            </dependency>
+                        </dependencies>
+                    </dependencyManagement>
+                    <dependencies>
+                        <dependency>
+                            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+                        </dependency>
+                    </dependencies>
+                </project>
+                """
+          )
+        );
+    }
 }