diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index c5da08bd1a5f..1ede8102b2de 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
 ## I/Os
 
+* Upgraded Iceberg dependency to 1.11.0 (Java) ([#38925](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/38925)).
 * Support for X source added (Java/Python) ([#X](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/X)).
 * Add ArrowFlight IO (Java) ([#20116](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/20116)).
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@
 * (Python) Typehints of dataclass fields are honored during type inferences. To restore the behavior of fallback-to-any,
   use pipeline option `--exclude_infer_dataclass_field_type` ([#38797](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/38797)).
   However fixing forward is recommended.
-* (Java) IcebergIO now requires Java 17 at runtime. This raises the floor in preparation for the Iceberg 1.11.0 upgrade ([#38925](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/38925)).
+* (Java) IcebergIO and projects that use it must now be built with Java 17 or later as a result of Iceberg 1.11.0 upgrade ([#38925](https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/38925)).
 
 ## Deprecations
 
diff --git a/sdks/java/io/iceberg/build.gradle b/sdks/java/io/iceberg/build.gradle
index 7cdd32ed90e4..983ebd07fefc 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/iceberg/build.gradle
+++ b/sdks/java/io/iceberg/build.gradle
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def hadoopVersions = [
 
 hadoopVersions.each {kv -> configurations.create("hadoopVersion$kv.key")}
 
-def iceberg_version = "1.10.0"
+def iceberg_version = "1.11.0"
 def parquet_version = "1.16.0"
 def orc_version = "1.9.6"
 def hive_version = "3.1.3"
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ dependencies {
 configurations.all {
   // iceberg-core needs avro:1.12.0
   resolutionStrategy.force 'org.apache.avro:avro:1.12.0'
+  // Iceberg 1.11.0 pulls parquet 1.17.1 transitively; hold at 1.16.0 to keep
+  // this PR zero-behavior-change. Bump parquet_version in a separate PR.
+  resolutionStrategy.force 'org.apache.parquet:parquet-avro:1.16.0'
+  resolutionStrategy.force 'org.apache.parquet:parquet-hadoop:1.16.0'
   // TODO(https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/38515):
   //  Remove below pins when parquet-hadoop upgrades to hadoop-common:3.4.2
   resolutionStrategy.force 'org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common:3.3.6'