diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e94f0c7446..fa1d234a3d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * **BREAKING** Replace `PipeStepPair` with `FenceStep`. ([#1954](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1954))
 ### Fixed
 * Ignore system git config when running tests ([#1990](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1990))
+* Bump default `sortpom` version to latest `3.4.0` -> `3.4.1`. ([#2078](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2078))
 
 ## [2.45.0] - 2024-01-23
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index 7b52442f92..9a1e1ac3b9 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ dependencies {
 	// scalafmt
 	scalafmtCompileOnly "org.scalameta:scalafmt-core_2.13:3.7.3"
 	// sortPom
-	sortPomCompileOnly 'com.github.ekryd.sortpom:sortpom-sorter:3.4.0'
+	sortPomCompileOnly 'com.github.ekryd.sortpom:sortpom-sorter:3.4.1'
 	sortPomCompileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.12'
 	// zjsonPatch
 	zjsonPatchCompileOnly 'com.flipkart.zjsonpatch:zjsonpatch:0.4.14'
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/pom/SortPomCfg.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/pom/SortPomCfg.java
index c24e91cf80..58e3f9d45a 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/pom/SortPomCfg.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/pom/SortPomCfg.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 public class SortPomCfg implements Serializable {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-	public String version = "3.4.0";
+	public String version = "3.4.1";
 
 	public String encoding = "UTF-8";
 
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index bac42cee6e..c4b4b6d07b 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Bump default `shfmt` version to latest `3.7.0` -> `3.8.0`. ([#2050](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2050))
 ### Added
 * Respect `.editorconfig` settings for formatting shell via `shfmt` ([#2031](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2031))
+* Bump default `sortpom` version to latest `3.4.0` -> `3.4.1`. ([#2078](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2078))
 
 ## [6.25.0] - 2024-01-23
 ### Added
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index 35de3c18ac..4eed4962f0 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 (
 * Bump default `shfmt` version to latest `3.7.0` -> `3.8.0`. ([#2050](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2050))
 ### Added
 * Respect `.editorconfig` settings for formatting shell via `shfmt` ([#2031](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2031))
+* Bump default `sortpom` version to latest `3.4.0` -> `3.4.1`. ([#2078](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2078))
 
 ## [2.43.0] - 2024-01-23
 ### Added
diff --git a/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/pom/SortPomTest.java b/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/pom/SortPomTest.java
index 5a0ad297c5..873511cdda 100644
--- a/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/pom/SortPomTest.java
+++ b/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/pom/SortPomTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public void testSortPomWithDefaultConfig() {
 	@Test
 	public void testSortPomWithVersion() {
 		SortPomCfg cfg = new SortPomCfg();
-		cfg.version = "3.4.0";
+		cfg.version = "3.4.1";
 		FormatterStep step = SortPomStep.create(cfg, TestProvisioner.mavenCentral());
 		StepHarness.forStep(step).testResource("pom/pom_dirty.xml", "pom/pom_clean_default.xml");
 	}