diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f04f8ef124..dbeb53a0a2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * scalafmt.conf fileOverride section now works correctly ([#1854](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1854))
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `gherkin-utils` version to latest `8.0.2` -> `9.0.0`. ([#1703](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1703))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.19.2` -> `1.22.0`. ([#2129](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2129))
 * Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.14.2` -> `2.17.1`. ([#1685](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1685))
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.46` -> `0.49`. ([#2045](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2045), [#2127](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2127))
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.1.1` -> `1.2.1`. ([#2057](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2057))
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index ddde01ea59..783f99d288 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:1.19.2'
+	googleJavaFormatCompileOnly 'com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format:1.22.0'
 	// gson
 	gsonCompileOnly 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.10.1'
 	// 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 1378ec5c90..8d05e85c61 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, "1.19.2"); // default version
+			.add(11, "1.22.0"); // default version
 
 	public static String defaultGroupArtifact() {
 		return MAVEN_COORDINATE;
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index 2f3491448c..bccb62dcb1 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * scalafmt.conf fileOverride section now works correctly ([#1854](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1854))
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `gherkin-utils` version to latest `8.0.2` -> `9.0.0`. ([#1703](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1703))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.19.2` -> `1.22.0`. ([#2129](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2129))
 * Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.14.2` -> `2.17.1`. ([#1685](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1685))
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.46` -> `0.49`. ([#2045](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2045), [#2127](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2127))
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.1.1` -> `1.2.1`. ([#2057](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2057))
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index f3073218c1..557e011ac4 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * scalafmt.conf fileOverride section now works correctly ([#1854](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1854))
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `gherkin-utils` version to latest `8.0.2` -> `9.0.0`. ([#1703](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1703))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.19.2` -> `1.22.0`. ([#2129](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2129))
 * Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.14.2` -> `2.17.1`. ([#1685](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1685))
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.46` -> `0.49`. ([#2045](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2045), [#2127](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2127))
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.1.1` -> `1.2.1`. ([#2057](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2057))
diff --git a/testlib/src/main/resources/java/googlejavaformat/TextBlock.clean b/testlib/src/main/resources/java/googlejavaformat/TextBlock.clean
index 8ee77fbf7a..bd558ffd96 100644
--- a/testlib/src/main/resources/java/googlejavaformat/TextBlock.clean
+++ b/testlib/src/main/resources/java/googlejavaformat/TextBlock.clean
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import mylib.UsedB;
 
 public class Java {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
-    var a = """
+    var a =
+        """
       Howdy
       Partner!
       """;