diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 0522c24fcd..fdd4925141 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.40` -> `0.41` ([#1340](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1340))
 * Bump default `scalafmt` version to latest `3.5.9` -> `3.6.1` ([#1373](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1373))
 * Bump default `diktat` version to latest `1.2.3` -> `1.2.4.2` ([#1393](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1393))
+* Bump default `palantir-java-format` version to latest `2.10` -> `2.28` ([#1393](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1393))
 
 ## [2.30.0] - 2022-09-14
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index 7329f632e9..e398e80d23 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ dependencies {
 	sortPomCompileOnly 'com.github.ekryd.sortpom:sortpom-sorter:3.0.0'
 	sortPomCompileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.0'
 
-	palantirJavaFormatCompileOnly 'com.palantir.javaformat:palantir-java-format:1.1.0'
+	palantirJavaFormatCompileOnly 'com.palantir.javaformat:palantir-java-format:1.1.0' 	// this version needs to stay compilable against Java 8 for CI Job testNpm
 
 	String VER_KTFMT = '0.41'
 	ktfmtCompileOnly "com.facebook:ktfmt:$VER_KTFMT"
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStep.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStep.java
index 89673787d6..67c55c2e86 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStep.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStep.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ private PalantirJavaFormatStep() {}
 
 	private static final String NAME = "palantir-java-format";
 	private static final String MAVEN_COORDINATE = "com.palantir.javaformat:palantir-java-format:";
-	private static final Jvm.Support<String> JVM_SUPPORT = Jvm.<String> support(NAME).add(8, "1.1.0").add(11, "2.10.0");
+	private static final Jvm.Support<String> JVM_SUPPORT = Jvm.<String> support(NAME).add(8, "1.1.0").add(11, "2.28.0");
 
 	/** Creates a step which formats everything - code, import order, and unused imports. */
 	public static FormatterStep create(Provisioner provisioner) {
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index 7a297ba536..cdc2be9766 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.40` -> `0.41` ([#1340](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1340))
 * Bump default `scalafmt` version to latest `3.5.9` -> `3.6.1` ([#1373](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1373))
 * Bump default `diktat` version to latest `1.2.3` -> `1.2.4.2` ([#1393](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1393))
+* Bump default `palantir-java-format` version to latest `2.10` -> `2.28` ([#1393](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1393))
 
 ## [6.11.0] - 2022-09-14
 ### Added
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index 3348adbb77..dccbe089d5 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.40` -> `0.41` ([#1340](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1340))
 * Bump default `scalafmt` version to latest `3.5.9` -> `3.6.1` ([#1373](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1373))
 * Bump default `diktat` version to latest `1.2.3` -> `1.2.4.2` ([#1393](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1393))
+* Bump default `palantir-java-format` version to latest `2.10` -> `2.28` ([#1393](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1393))
 
 ## [2.27.2] - 2022-10-10
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStepTest.java b/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStepTest.java
index a589992567..ad358cafc6 100644
--- a/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStepTest.java
+++ b/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStepTest.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void jvm13Features() throws Exception {
 	@Test
 	@EnabledForJreRange(min = JAVA_11)
 	void behavior2() throws Exception {
-		FormatterStep step = PalantirJavaFormatStep.create("2.10.0", TestProvisioner.mavenCentral());
+		FormatterStep step = PalantirJavaFormatStep.create("2.28.0", TestProvisioner.mavenCentral());
 		StepHarness.forStep(step)
 				.testResource("java/palantirjavaformat/JavaCodeUnformatted.test", "java/palantirjavaformat/JavaCodeFormatted.test")
 				.testResource("java/palantirjavaformat/JavaCodeWithLicenseUnformatted.test", "java/palantirjavaformat/JavaCodeWithLicenseFormatted.test")