diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 026f66bf43..c75da2ca95 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Fixed a regression which changed the import sorting order in `googleJavaFormat` introduced in `2.38.0`. ([#1680](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1680))
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `googleJavaFormat` version to latest `1.16.0` -> `1.17.0`. ([#1710](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1710))
+* Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.43` -> `0.44`.([#1691](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1691))
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `0.48.2` -> `0.49.1`.([#1696](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1696))
   * Dropped support for `ktlint 0.46.x` following our policy of supporting two breaking changes at a time.
 * Bump default `sortpom` version to latest `3.0.0` -> `3.2.1`. ([#1675](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1675))
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index 828af8bc44..6a611252a6 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ 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:0.43"
+	ktfmtCompileOnly "com.facebook:ktfmt:0.44"
 	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 d6a20bc5b3..098f68d5bd 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 {
 	// prevent direct instantiation
 	private KtfmtStep() {}
 
-	private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "0.43";
+	private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "0.44";
 	static final String NAME = "ktfmt";
 	static final String PACKAGE = "com.facebook";
 	static final String MAVEN_COORDINATE = PACKAGE + ":ktfmt:";
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index 8694784fd8..72889452ff 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Fixed a regression which changed the import sorting order in `googleJavaFormat` introduced in `6.18.0`. ([#1680](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1680))
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `googleJavaFormat` version to latest `1.16.0` -> `1.17.0`. ([#1710](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1710))
+* Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.43` -> `0.44`.([#1691](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1691))
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `0.48.2` -> `0.49.1`.([#1696](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1696))
   * Dropped support for `ktlint 0.46.x` following our policy of supporting two breaking changes at a time.
 * Bump default `sortpom` version to latest `3.0.0` -> `3.2.1`. ([#1675](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1675))
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index 3ab9a3f92c..1f7412104a 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Fixed a regression which changed the import sorting order in `googleJavaFormat` introduced in `2.36.0`. ([#1680](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1680))
 ### Changes
 * Bump default `googleJavaFormat` version to latest `1.16.0` -> `1.17.0`. ([#1710](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1710))
+* Bump default `ktfmt` version to latest `0.43` -> `0.44`.([#1691](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1691))
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `0.48.2` -> `0.49.1`.([#1696](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1696))
   * Dropped support for `ktlint 0.46.x` following our policy of supporting two breaking changes at a time.
 * Bump default `sortpom` version to latest `3.0.0` -> `3.2.1`. ([#1675](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1675))
diff --git a/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtfmtStepTest.java b/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtfmtStepTest.java
index bfa971fc40..72e0adb4e2 100644
--- a/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtfmtStepTest.java
+++ b/testlib/src/test/java/com/diffplug/spotless/kotlin/KtfmtStepTest.java
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@
  */
 package com.diffplug.spotless.kotlin;
 
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import com.diffplug.spotless.*;
 
-@Disabled
 class KtfmtStepTest extends ResourceHarness {
 	@Test
 	void behavior() throws Exception {
@@ -34,23 +32,17 @@ void dropboxStyle_0_18() throws Exception {
 		StepHarness.forStep(step).testResource("kotlin/ktfmt/basic.dirty", "kotlin/ktfmt/basic-dropboxstyle.clean");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void dropboxStyle_0_19() throws Exception {
-		FormatterStep step = KtfmtStep.create("0.19", TestProvisioner.mavenCentral(), KtfmtStep.Style.DROPBOX, null);
-		StepHarness.forStep(step).testResource("kotlin/ktfmt/basic.dirty", "kotlin/ktfmt/basic-dropboxstyle.clean");
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void equality() throws Exception {
 		new SerializableEqualityTester() {
-			String version = "0.13";
+			String version = "0.18";
 
 			@Override
 			protected void setupTest(API api) {
 				// same version == same
 				api.areDifferentThan();
 				// change the version, and it's different
-				version = "0.12";
+				version = KtfmtStep.defaultVersion();
 				api.areDifferentThan();
 			}