diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index 97897b68bb..8097104161 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 	palantirJavaFormatCompileOnly 'com.palantir.javaformat:palantir-java-format:1.1.0'
 
-	String VER_KTFMT = '0.37'
+	String VER_KTFMT = '0.39'
 	ktfmtCompileOnly "com.facebook:ktfmt:$VER_KTFMT"
 	String VER_KTLINT_GOOGLE_JAVA_FORMAT = '1.7' // for JDK 8 compatibility
 	ktfmtCompileOnly("com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format") {