diff --git a/lib/manager/sbt/__snapshots__/extract.spec.ts.snap b/lib/manager/sbt/__snapshots__/extract.spec.ts.snap
index c554afc8302254a0ecfcca4068eee28f138ae4ff..8801059ffff731b8db28b2527d1170b48998f80b 100644
--- a/lib/manager/sbt/__snapshots__/extract.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/manager/sbt/__snapshots__/extract.spec.ts.snap
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": "1.2.3",
       "datasource": "sbt-package",
       "depName": "com.abc:abc",
-      "groupName": "abcVersion for com.abc",
+      "groupName": "abcVersion",
       "lookupName": "com.abc:abc",
       "registryUrls": Array [
         "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": "1.2.3",
       "datasource": "sbt-package",
       "depName": "com.abc:abc",
-      "groupName": "abcVersion for com.abc",
+      "groupName": "abcVersion",
       "lookupName": "com.abc:abc",
       "registryUrls": Array [
         "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": "1.2.3",
       "datasource": "sbt-package",
       "depName": "com.abc:abc-a",
-      "groupName": "abcVersion for com.abc",
+      "groupName": "abcVersion",
       "lookupName": "com.abc:abc-a",
       "registryUrls": Array [
         "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": "1.2.3",
       "datasource": "sbt-package",
       "depName": "com.abc:abc-b",
-      "groupName": "abcVersion for com.abc",
+      "groupName": "abcVersion",
       "lookupName": "com.abc:abc-b",
       "registryUrls": Array [
         "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Object {
       "currentValue": "1.2.3",
       "datasource": "sbt-package",
       "depName": "com.abc:abc-c",
-      "groupName": "abcVersion for com.abc",
+      "groupName": "abcVersion",
       "lookupName": "com.abc:abc-c",
       "registryUrls": Array [
         "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Object {
       "datasource": "sbt-package",
       "depName": "org.example:grault",
       "depType": "Test",
-      "groupName": "versionExample for org.example",
+      "groupName": "versionExample",
       "lookupName": "org.example:grault",
       "registryUrls": Array [
         "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Object {
       "datasource": "sbt-package",
       "depName": "org.example:grault",
       "depType": "Test",
-      "groupName": "versionExample for org.example",
+      "groupName": "versionExample",
       "lookupName": "org.example:grault",
       "registryUrls": Array [
         "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
diff --git a/lib/manager/sbt/extract.spec.ts b/lib/manager/sbt/extract.spec.ts
index 82d4ece5769146d7483662b4484ac7eaee36f30e..dd2064faceb07743aa971f49c735926a70523c7c 100644
--- a/lib/manager/sbt/extract.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/manager/sbt/extract.spec.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe('manager/sbt/extract', () => {
             datasource: 'sbt-plugin',
             depName: 'com.github.gseitz:sbt-release',
             depType: 'plugin',
-            groupName: 'sbtReleaseVersion for com.github.gseitz',
+            groupName: 'sbtReleaseVersion',
             lookupName: 'com.github.gseitz:sbt-release',
             registryUrls: [
               'https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2',
diff --git a/lib/manager/sbt/extract.ts b/lib/manager/sbt/extract.ts
index 8f17ca5a4bd3d4802c5de7bec84d3c71c2d65bcf..f019da482c48cdf3b2fab3c8aca4482390773ac2 100644
--- a/lib/manager/sbt/extract.ts
+++ b/lib/manager/sbt/extract.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ function parseDepExpr(
   };
 
   if (variables[rawVersion]) {
-    result.groupName = `${rawVersion} for ${groupId}`;
+    result.groupName = `${rawVersion}`;
   }
 
   if (depType) {