diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 764fb14..dbc14d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
 
         golang_version: [1.19.3]
-        java_version: ['15', '16', '17']
+        java_version: ['15', '16', '17', '18', '19']
         python_version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
         rust_version: [stable]
 
diff --git a/language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks/pretty_format_kotlin.py b/language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks/pretty_format_kotlin.py
index 56c3104..c1c9daf 100644
--- a/language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks/pretty_format_kotlin.py
+++ b/language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks/pretty_format_kotlin.py
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 import sys
 import typing
 
-from packaging.version import Version
-
 from language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks import _get_default_version
-from language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks.pre_conditions import assert_max_jdk_version
 from language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks.pre_conditions import java_required
 from language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks.utils import download_url
 from language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks.utils import run_command
@@ -58,22 +55,19 @@ def pretty_format_kotlin(argv: typing.Optional[typing.List[str]] = None) -> int:
     parser.add_argument("filenames", nargs="*", help="Filenames to fix")
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
-    # KTLint does not yet support Java 16+, before that version.
-    # Let's make sure that we report a nice error message instead of a complex
-    # Java Stacktrace
-    # the tool can only be executed on Java up to version 15.
-    # Context: https://github.com/JLLeitschuh/ktlint-gradle/issues/461
-    assert_max_jdk_version(Version("16.0"), inclusive=False)  # pragma: no cover
-
     ktlint_jar = _download_kotlin_formatter_jar(
         args.ktlint_version,
     )
 
+    jvm_args = ["--add-opens", "java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED"]
+
     # ktlint does not return exit-code!=0 if we're formatting them.
     # To workaround this limitation we do run ktlint in check mode only,
     # which provides the expected exit status and we run it again in format
     # mode if autofix flag is enabled
-    check_status, check_output = run_command("java", "-jar", ktlint_jar, "--verbose", "--relative", "--", *_fix_paths(args.filenames))
+    check_status, check_output = run_command(
+        "java", *jvm_args, "-jar", ktlint_jar, "--verbose", "--relative", "--", *_fix_paths(args.filenames)
+    )
 
     not_pretty_formatted_files: typing.Set[str] = set()
     if check_status != 0:
@@ -81,7 +75,17 @@ def pretty_format_kotlin(argv: typing.Optional[typing.List[str]] = None) -> int:
 
         if args.autofix:
             print("Running ktlint format on {}".format(not_pretty_formatted_files))
-            run_command("java", "-jar", ktlint_jar, "--verbose", "--relative", "--format", "--", *_fix_paths(not_pretty_formatted_files))
+            run_command(
+                "java",
+                *jvm_args,
+                "-jar",
+                ktlint_jar,
+                "--verbose",
+                "--relative",
+                "--format",
+                "--",
+                *_fix_paths(not_pretty_formatted_files),
+            )
 
     status = 0
     if not_pretty_formatted_files:
diff --git a/tests/pretty_format_kotlin_test.py b/tests/pretty_format_kotlin_test.py
index 28114f7..b7154cf 100644
--- a/tests/pretty_format_kotlin_test.py
+++ b/tests/pretty_format_kotlin_test.py
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from unittest.mock import patch
-
 import pytest
-from packaging.version import Version
 
 from language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks import _get_default_version
-from language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks.pre_conditions import get_jdk_version
 from language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks.pretty_format_kotlin import _download_kotlin_formatter_jar
 from language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks.pretty_format_kotlin import pretty_format_kotlin
 from tests import change_dir_context
 from tests import run_autofix_test
 from tests import undecorate_function
-from tests import UnexpectedStatusCode
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
@@ -62,26 +57,9 @@ def test__download_kotlin_formatter_jar(ensure_download_possible, version):  # n
         ("NotPrettyFormattedFixed.kt", 0),
     ),
 )
-@pytest.mark.skipif(condition=get_jdk_version() >= Version("16"), reason="Skipping test because it requires Java JDK lower than 16")
 def test_pretty_format_kotlin(undecorate_method, filename, expected_retval):
     assert undecorate_method([filename]) == expected_retval
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(condition=get_jdk_version() >= Version("16"), reason="Skipping test because it requires Java JDK lower than 16")
 def test_pretty_format_kotlin_autofix(tmpdir, undecorate_method):
     run_autofix_test(tmpdir, undecorate_method, "NotPrettyFormatted.kt", "NotPrettyFormattedFixed.kt")
-
-
-@pytest.mark.skipif(condition=get_jdk_version() < Version("16"), reason="Skipping test because it requires Java JDK 16+")
-def test_ktlint_does_not_yet_support_java_16_or_more(tmpdir, undecorate_method):
-    """
-    Test that running pretty-format-kotlin with Java 16+ is still not supported.
-    The test is meant to be an early indicator that Java 16+ is now supported and as such
-    `assert_max_jdk_version(...)` invocation can be removed from `pretty_format_kotlin.py` file
-    """
-    with patch(
-        "language_formatters_pre_commit_hooks.pretty_format_kotlin.assert_max_jdk_version",
-        autospec=True,
-        return_value=None,
-    ), pytest.raises(UnexpectedStatusCode):
-        run_autofix_test(tmpdir, undecorate_method, "NotPrettyFormatted.kt", "NotPrettyFormattedFixed.kt")