diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index afa83385d2..3b26391d97 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Bump default `gson` version to latest `2.10.1` -> `2.11.0`. ([#2128](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2128))
 * Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.17.1` -> `2.17.2`. ([#2195](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2195))
 * Bump default `cleanthat` version to latest `2.20` -> `2.21`. ([#2210](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2210))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.22.0` -> `1.23.0`. ([#2212](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2212))
 ### Fixed
 * Fix compatibility issue introduced by `ktfmt` `0.51`. ([#2172](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2172))
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index 5daf913d33..1b9eaf4902 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ dependencies {
 	gherkinCompileOnly 'io.cucumber:gherkin-utils:9.0.0'
 	gherkinCompileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.0'
 	// googleJavaFormat
-	googleJavaFormatCompileOnly 'com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format:1.22.0'
+	googleJavaFormatCompileOnly 'com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format:1.23.0'
 	// gson
 	gsonCompileOnly 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.11.0'
 	// jackson
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/GoogleJavaFormatStep.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/GoogleJavaFormatStep.java
index b26f098cd5..3a74bdcf85 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/GoogleJavaFormatStep.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/GoogleJavaFormatStep.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ private static FormatterStep createInternally(String groupArtifact, String versi
 			.addMin(11, "1.8") // we only support google-java-format >= 1.8 due to api changes
 			.addMin(16, "1.10.0") // java 16 requires at least 1.10.0 due to jdk api changes in JavaTokenizer
 			.addMin(21, "1.17.0") // java 21 requires at least 1.17.0 due to https://github.com/google/google-java-format/issues/898
-			.add(11, "1.22.0"); // default version
+			.add(11, "1.23.0"); // default version
 
 	public static String defaultGroupArtifact() {
 		return MAVEN_COORDINATE;
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index 9f629b68aa..3973f2b356 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Bump default `cdt` version to latest `11.3` -> `11.6`. ([#2179](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2179))
 * Bump default `gson` version to latest `2.10.1` -> `2.11.0`. ([#2128](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2128))
 * Bump default `cleanthat` version to latest `2.20` -> `2.21`. ([#2210](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2210))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.22.0` -> `1.23.0`. ([#2212](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2212))
 ### Fixed
 * Fix compatibility issue introduced by `ktfmt` `0.51`. ([#2172](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2172))
 ### Added
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index 563349d43c..d6e7824e4d 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Bump default `gson` version to latest `2.10.1` -> `2.11.0`. ([#2128](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2128))
 * Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.17.1` -> `2.17.2`. ([#2195](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2195))
 * Bump default `cleanthat` version to latest `2.20` -> `2.21`. ([#2210](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2210))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.22.0` -> `1.23.0`. ([#2212](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2212))
 ### Fixed
 * Fix compatibility issue introduced by `ktfmt` `0.51`. ([#2172](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2172))
 ### Added