diff --git a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/moddevgradle/dsl/NeoFormRuntime.java b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/moddevgradle/dsl/NeoFormRuntime.java
index 9b45e621..3597066c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/moddevgradle/dsl/NeoFormRuntime.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/moddevgradle/dsl/NeoFormRuntime.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 public abstract class NeoFormRuntime {
-    private static final String DEFAULT_NFRT_VERSION = "0.1.38";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_NFRT_VERSION = "0.1.39";
 
     @Inject
     public NeoFormRuntime(Project project) {