diff --git a/services/gateway/build.gradle b/services/gateway/build.gradle
index b081970b..3b9f3719 100644
--- a/services/gateway/build.gradle
+++ b/services/gateway/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.1.4'
+    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.2.0'
     id 'java'
     id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.22.0'
     id "io.freefair.lombok" version "8.4"
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ ext {
     springCloudVersion = '2022.0.4'
     versions = [
             restAssured   : '5.3.2',
-            junitJupiter  : '5.8.0',
     ]
 }
 // override the version the spring boot dependency-management plugin would enforce
diff --git a/services/habit/build.gradle b/services/habit/build.gradle
index 576a343b..494c8fdd 100644
--- a/services/habit/build.gradle
+++ b/services/habit/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.1.4'
+    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.2.0'
     id 'org.liquibase.gradle' version '2.2.0'
     id 'java'
     id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.22.0'
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ configurations {
 ext {
     versions = [
             restAssured       : '5.3.2',
-            junitJupiter      : '5.8.0',
             chaosMonkey       : '3.0.2',
             testcontainers    : '1.19.0',
             postgresql        : '42.6.0',
diff --git a/services/report/build.gradle.kts b/services/report/build.gradle.kts
index c44359cb..2c01ef6e 100644
--- a/services/report/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/services/report/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 plugins {
     id("org.openapi.generator") version "7.0.1"
     id("com.github.jk1.dependency-license-report") version "2.5"
-    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.1.4"
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.2.0"
     id("com.diffplug.spotless") version "6.22.0"
     kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.10"
     kotlin("plugin.spring") version "1.9.10"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ repositories {
 extra["chaosMonkeyVersion"] = "3.0.2"
 extra["mockkVersion"] = "1.13.8"
 extra["springMockkVersion"] = "4.0.2"
-extra["wiremockVersion"] = "3.0.1"
+extra["wiremockVersion"] = "3.3.1"
 extra["moschiVersion"] = "1.15.0"
 
 dependencies {
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation("io.mockk:mockk:${property("mockkVersion")}")
     testImplementation("com.ninja-squad:springmockk:${property("springMockkVersion")}")
-    testImplementation("com.github.tomakehurst:wiremock:${property("wiremockVersion")}")
+    // the standalone dependency avoids problems with jetty dependencies
+    // https://github.com/wiremock/wiremock/issues/2317#issuecomment-1695804622
+    testImplementation("org.wiremock:wiremock-standalone:${property("wiremockVersion")}")
 }
 
 tasks.withType<Test> {
diff --git a/services/track/build.gradle b/services/track/build.gradle
index 1119aa80..a78815df 100644
--- a/services/track/build.gradle
+++ b/services/track/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.1.4'
+    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.2.0'
     id 'org.flywaydb.flyway' version '10.3.0'
     id 'java'
     id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.22.0'
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ configurations {
 ext {
     versions = [
             restAssured       : '5.3.2',
-            junitJupiter      : '5.8.0',
             chaosMonkey       : '3.0.2',
             testcontainers    : '1.19.0',
             reflections       : '0.10.2',