diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index ea675ade27..03d5ceec2e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -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]
+### Fixed
+* `PalantirJavaFormatStep` no longer needs the `--add-exports` calls in the `org.gradle.jvmargs` property in `gradle.properties`. ([#1233](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1233))
 
 ## [2.26.1] - 2022-06-10
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStep.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStep.java
index a5474d549b..89673787d6 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStep.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/java/PalantirJavaFormatStep.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ private static final class State implements Serializable {
 		private final String formatterVersion;
 
 		State(JarState jarState, String formatterVersion) {
+			ModuleHelper.doOpenInternalPackagesIfRequired();
 			this.jarState = jarState;
 			this.formatterVersion = formatterVersion;
 		}
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index a13fedf837..890eb66e64 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (starting after version `3.27.0`).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+* `PalantirJavaFormatStep` no longer needs the `--add-exports` calls in the `org.gradle.jvmargs` property in `gradle.properties`. ([#1233](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1233))
 
 ## [6.7.1] - 2022-06-10
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index 0f32859cab..7583181456 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (starting after version `1.27.0`).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+* `PalantirJavaFormatStep` no longer needs the `--add-exports` calls in `MAVEN_OPTS` or `.mvn/jvm.config`. ([#1233](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1233))
 
 ## [2.22.7] - 2022-06-10
 ### Fixed