diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 763ecfa763..cb69dd746c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.35` -> `0.36`. ([#1183](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1183))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.13.0` -> `1.15.0`.
+  * This means it is no longer necessary to use the `--add-exports` workaround (fixes [#834](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/834)).
 
 ## [2.25.0] - 2022-04-22
 ### Added
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 c5ef2e576a..6aec20c891 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/GoogleJavaFormatStep.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/GoogleJavaFormatStep.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public static FormatterStep create(String groupArtifact, String version, String
 				State::createFormat);
 	}
 
-	static final Jvm.Support<String> JVM_SUPPORT = Jvm.<String> support(NAME).add(8, "1.7").add(11, "1.13.0");
+	static final Jvm.Support<String> JVM_SUPPORT = Jvm.<String> support(NAME).add(8, "1.7").add(11, "1.15.0");
 
 	public static String defaultGroupArtifact() {
 		return MAVEN_COORDINATE;
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index c9c72348d3..eeca3cba82 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.35` -> `0.36`. ([#1183](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1183))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.13.0` -> `1.15.0`.
+  * This means it is no longer necessary to use the `--add-exports` workaround (fixes [#834](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/834)).
 
 ## [6.5.0] - 2022-04-22
 ### Added
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index 9b85f48e8c..bc42d526b6 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.35` -> `0.36`. ([#1183](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1183))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.13.0` -> `1.15.0`.
+  * This means it is no longer necessary to use the `--add-exports` workaround (fixes [#834](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/834)).
 
 ## [2.22.2] - 2022-04-22
 ### Fixed