diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 93c37203b7..783cc196f0 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ This document is intended for Spotless developers.
 We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (starting after version `1.27.0`).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+* Update default ktfmt from 0.16 to 0.18 ([#748](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/748))
 
 ## [2.10.2] - 2020-11-16
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtfmtStep.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtfmtStep.java
index 59d034f4f5..ba0e7d985f 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtfmtStep.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtfmtStep.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class KtfmtStep {
 	// prevent direct instantiation
 	private KtfmtStep() {}
 
-	private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "0.16";
+	private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "0.18";
 	static final String NAME = "ktfmt";
 	static final String PACKAGE = "com.facebook";
 	static final String MAVEN_COORDINATE = PACKAGE + ":ktfmt:";