diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10ecbf7..f6cf76d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ SBT_JAVAFMT_JAVA_HOME=/path/to/jdk-17 sbt javafmt
 > [!NOTE]
 > Many projects use Java 17 as their baseline today. If that is true for your build, `ThisBuild / javafmtFormatterCompatibleJavaVersion := 17` is often the simplest setup.
 >
-> The main Java language support changes in `google-java-format` [after `v1.28.0`](https://github.com/google/google-java-format/compare/v1.28.0...v1.36.0) are:
+> The main Java language support changes in `google-java-format` [after `v1.28.0`](https://github.com/google/google-java-format/compare/v1.28.0...v1.36.1) are:
 >
 > - [Initial support for import module in google-java-format](https://github.com/google/google-java-format/commit/6afe380707ec16884ec2761763ccec998de403d1)
 > - [Support Instance Main Methods in google-java-format](https://github.com/google/google-java-format/commit/737b0032b3a18eb6e458271ea440098c166f6c2d)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Set any of them to `false` to pass the corresponding `--skip-...` flag to `googl
 
 - `11` -> `google-java-format 1.24.0`
 - `17` -> `google-java-format 1.28.0`
-- `21` -> `google-java-format 1.36.0` (default)
+- `21` -> `google-java-format 1.36.1` (default)
 
 If the selected formatter runtime is newer than the Java used to launch the formatter JVM, either:
 
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/scala/com/github/sbt/JavaFormatterPlugin.scala b/plugin/src/main/scala/com/github/sbt/JavaFormatterPlugin.scala
index be9ce73..5cabaa9 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/scala/com/github/sbt/JavaFormatterPlugin.scala
+++ b/plugin/src/main/scala/com/github/sbt/JavaFormatterPlugin.scala
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ object JavaFormatterPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
     compatibleJavaVersion match {
       case 11    => "1.24.0"
       case 17    => "1.28.0"
-      case 21    => "1.36.0"
+      case 21    => "1.36.1"
       case other =>
         throw new MessageOnlyException(
           s"Unsupported javafmtFormatterCompatibleJavaVersion: $other. Expected one of: 11, 17, 21.")