@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ This document is intended for Spotless developers.
 We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (starting after version `1.27.0`).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changes
+- Bump default `greclipse` version to latest `4.39` -> `4.40`. ([#XXXX](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/XXXX))
 
 ## [4.8.0] - 2026-06-29
 ### Added
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public final class GrEclipseFormatterStep {
 	private GrEclipseFormatterStep() {}
 
 	private static final String NAME = "eclipse groovy formatter";
-	private static final Jvm.Support<String> JVM_SUPPORT = Jvm.<String> support(NAME).add(17, "4.36").add(21, "4.39");
+	private static final Jvm.Support<String> JVM_SUPPORT = Jvm.<String> support(NAME).add(17, "4.36").add(21, "4.40");
 
 	public static String defaultVersion() {
 		return JVM_SUPPORT.getRecommendedFormatterVersion();
 
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (starting after version `3.27.0`).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changes
+- Bump default `greclipse` version to latest `4.39` -> `4.40`. ([#XXXX](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/XXXX))
 
 ## [8.8.0] - 2026-06-29
 ### Added
 
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (starting after version `1.27.0`).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changes
+- Bump default `greclipse` version to latest `4.39` -> `4.40`. ([#XXXX](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/XXXX))
 
 ## [3.8.0] - 2026-06-29
 ### Added