diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9e4d6a5de4..292c692bb2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changed
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.3.0` -> `1.4.0`. ([#2314](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2314))
+* Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.52` -> `0.53`. ([#2320](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2320)
 
 ## [3.0.0.BETA4] - 2024-10-24
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index 563e964e5f..f7471ce184 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ dependencies {
 	jacksonCompileOnly "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:$VER_JACKSON"
 	jacksonCompileOnly "com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-yaml:$VER_JACKSON"
 	// ktfmt
-	ktfmtCompileOnly "com.facebook:ktfmt:0.52"
+	ktfmtCompileOnly "com.facebook:ktfmt:0.53"
 	ktfmtCompileOnly("com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format") {
 		version {
 			strictly '1.7' // for JDK 8 compatibility
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 fcb4397c3b..2120dc144a 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtfmtStep.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtfmtStep.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  */
 public class KtfmtStep implements Serializable {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-	private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "0.52";
+	private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "0.53";
 	private static final String NAME = "ktfmt";
 	private static final String MAVEN_COORDINATE = "com.facebook:ktfmt:";
 
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index f175fc25cf..5f19f9b0f0 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changed
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.3.0` -> `1.4.0`. ([#2314](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2314))
+* Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.52` -> `0.53`. ([#2320](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2320)
 
 ## [7.0.0.BETA4] - 2024-10-24
 ### Added
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index c441c25602..b06b162cb6 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changed
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.3.0` -> `1.4.0`. ([#2314](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2314))
+* Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.52` -> `0.53`. ([#2320](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2320)
 
 ## [2.44.0.BETA4] - 2024-10-24
 ### Added