diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index ddcb340215e2a..677830a5c1964 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ updates:
       - dependency-name: org.jboss:jandex
       - dependency-name: org.jboss.jandex:jandex-maven-plugin
       # WireMock
-      - dependency-name: com.github.tomakehurst:wiremock-jre8
+      - dependency-name: com.github.tomakehurst:wiremock-jre8-standalone
       - dependency-name: uk.co.automatictester:wiremock-maven-plugin
       # Picocli
       - dependency-name: info.picocli:*
diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index c6de0d0ee9e46..759cd303e69ac 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
         <assertj.version>3.22.0</assertj.version>
 
-        <wiremock-jre8.version>2.27.2</wiremock-jre8.version>
+        <wiremock-jre8.version>2.32.0</wiremock-jre8.version>
         <wiremock-maven-plugin.version>7.1.0</wiremock-maven-plugin.version>
 
         <!-- Artemis test dependencies -->
@@ -230,34 +230,8 @@
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
-                <artifactId>wiremock-jre8</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>wiremock-jre8-standalone</artifactId>
                 <version>${wiremock-jre8.version}</version>
-                <exclusions>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                    <exclusion> <!-- fix dependencyConvergence clash with junit-jupiter -->
-                        <groupId>org.opentest4j</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>opentest4j</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                </exclusions>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
@@ -743,11 +717,9 @@
                     <artifactId>wiremock-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${wiremock-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                     <dependencies>
-                        <!-- plugin defines "wiremock" artifactId (in provided scope), not the preferred "wiremock-jre8"
-                             which cannot be forced here, see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6222 -->
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>wiremock</artifactId>
+                            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8-standalone</artifactId>
                             <version>${wiremock-jre8.version}</version>
                         </dependency>
                     </dependencies>
diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client-reactive/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client-reactive/deployment/pom.xml
index 6a78f6cc87b85..09c69e2ba2c61 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client-reactive/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client-reactive/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
-            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8-standalone</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/extensions/spring-cloud-config-client/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/spring-cloud-config-client/runtime/pom.xml
index 4d62172310a72..6f28616ac0bdb 100644
--- a/extensions/spring-cloud-config-client/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/spring-cloud-config-client/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
-            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8-standalone</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
diff --git a/integration-tests/elytron-security-oauth2/pom.xml b/integration-tests/elytron-security-oauth2/pom.xml
index 2d66d101a9cd3..3abe73fb31e8e 100644
--- a/integration-tests/elytron-security-oauth2/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/elytron-security-oauth2/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
-            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8-standalone</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/integration-tests/oidc-client-wiremock/pom.xml b/integration-tests/oidc-client-wiremock/pom.xml
index 0d0aab5da6a42..b28120d892680 100644
--- a/integration-tests/oidc-client-wiremock/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/oidc-client-wiremock/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
-            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8-standalone</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/integration-tests/rest-client-reactive-stork/pom.xml b/integration-tests/rest-client-reactive-stork/pom.xml
index 41d54ceb68ba9..a2bfe30102652 100644
--- a/integration-tests/rest-client-reactive-stork/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/rest-client-reactive-stork/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
-            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8-standalone</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/test-framework/oidc-server/pom.xml b/test-framework/oidc-server/pom.xml
index 997d907478f57..df88289506742 100644
--- a/test-framework/oidc-server/pom.xml
+++ b/test-framework/oidc-server/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
-            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>wiremock-jre8-standalone</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId> jakarta.servlet</groupId>