diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1ab0bdfca1..6f6ce2bf31 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Support configuring the Equo P2 cache. ([#2238](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2238))
 * Add explicit support for JSONC / CSS via biome, via the file extensions `.css` and `.jsonc`. 
   ([#2259](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2259))
-* Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.17.2` -> `2.18.0`. ([#2279](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2279))
 * Bump default `buf` version to latest `1.24.0` -> `1.44.0`. ([#2291](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2291))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.23.0` -> `1.24.0`. ([#2294](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2294))
+* Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.17.2` -> `2.18.0`. ([#2279](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2279))
 ### Fixed
 * Java import order, ignore duplicate group entries. ([#2293](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2293))
 
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index 558e2da648..b3478a8921 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:2.0.16'
 	// googleJavaFormat
-	googleJavaFormatCompileOnly 'com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format:1.23.0'
+	googleJavaFormatCompileOnly 'com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format:1.24.0'
 	// 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 3a74bdcf85..cdf44a2b28 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, "1.23.0"); // default version
+			.add(11, "1.24.0"); // default version
 
 	public static String defaultGroupArtifact() {
 		return MAVEN_COORDINATE;
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index b13b5cd5d2..fde6696b03 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
   formatting step. Biome supports formatting CSS as of 1.8.0 (experimental, opt-in) and 1.9.0 (stable).
   ([#2259](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2259))
 ### Changed
-* Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.17.2` -> `2.18.0`. ([#2279](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2279))
 * Bump default `buf` version to latest `1.24.0` -> `1.44.0`. ([#2291](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2291))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.23.0` -> `1.24.0`. ([#2294](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2294))
+* Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.17.2` -> `2.18.0`. ([#2279](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2279))
 ### Fixed
 * Java import order, ignore duplicate group entries. ([#2293](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2293))
 
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index 21f2113238..f0f3c5dcbd 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Add explicit support for CSS via biome. Formatting CSS via biome was already supported as a general
   formatting step. Biome supports formatting CSS as of 1.8.0 (experimental, opt-in) and 1.9.0 (stable).
   ([#2259](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2259))
+* Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.23.0` -> `1.24.0`. ([#2294](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2294))
 * Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.17.2` -> `2.18.0`. ([#2279](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2279))
 ### Fixed
 * Java import order, ignore duplicate group entries. ([#2293](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2293))