diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index 115d27195f..1510ea9727 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ 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' 	// this version needs to stay compilable against Java 8 for CI Job testNpm
+	palantirJavaFormatCompileOnly 'com.palantir.javaformat:palantir-java-format:2.28.0' 	// this version needs to stay compilable against Java 8 for CI Job testNpm
 
 	String VER_KTFMT = '0.42'
 	ktfmtCompileOnly "com.facebook:ktfmt:$VER_KTFMT"