diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a0c411e222..d7d045bba6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Add _Sort Members_ feature based on [Eclipse JDT](plugin-gradle/README.md#eclipse-jdt) implementation. ([#2312](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2312))
 * Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.18.0` -> `2.18.1`. ([#2319](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2319))
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.52` -> `0.53`. ([#2320](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2320))
+* Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.4.0` -> `1.5.0`. ([#2354](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2354))
 ### Fixed
 * You can now use `removeUnusedImports` and `googleJavaFormat` at the same time again. (fixes [#2159](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2159))
 * The default list of type annotations used by `formatAnnotations` now includes Jakarta Validation's `Valid` and constraints validations (fixes [#2334](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2334))
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtLintStep.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtLintStep.java
index 6e8f9e3452..2d0929f60e 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtLintStep.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtLintStep.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 /** Wraps up <a href="https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint">ktlint</a> as a FormatterStep. */
 public class KtLintStep implements Serializable {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-	private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "1.4.0";
+	private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "1.5.0";
 	private static final String NAME = "ktlint";
 	private static final String MAVEN_COORDINATE_0_DOT = "com.pinterest:ktlint:";
 	private static final String MAVEN_COORDINATE_1_DOT = "com.pinterest.ktlint:ktlint-cli:";
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index 8c9265bdac..becceb0b0c 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.3.0` -> `1.4.0`. ([#2314](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2314))
 * Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.18.0` -> `2.18.1`. ([#2319](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2319))
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.52` -> `0.53`. ([#2320](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2320))
+* Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.4.0` -> `1.5.0`. ([#2354](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2354))
 ### Fixed
 * You can now use `removeUnusedImports` and `googleJavaFormat` at the same time again. (fixes [#2159](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2159))
 * The default list of type annotations used by `formatAnnotations` now includes Jakarta Validation's `Valid` and constraints validations (fixes [#2334](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2334))
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index 4669b319e8..d6250d110e 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.3.0` -> `1.4.0`. ([#2314](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2314))
 * Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.18.0` -> `2.18.1`. ([#2319](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2319))
 * Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.52` -> `0.53`. ([#2320](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2320))
+* Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.4.0` -> `1.5.0`. ([#2354](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2354))
 ### Fixed
 * You can now use `removeUnusedImports` and `googleJavaFormat` at the same time again. (fixes [#2159](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2159))
 * The default list of type annotations used by `formatAnnotations` now includes Jakarta Validation's `Valid` and constraints validations (fixes [#2334](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2334))