diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0957de3853..87b40a2492 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 		<javax-inject.version>1</javax-inject.version>
 		<json-unit-assertj.version>2.32.0</json-unit-assertj.version>
 		<rest-assured.version>5.1.0</rest-assured.version>
+		<slf4j.version>[2.0.0,)</slf4j.version>
 
 		<junit-vintage.version>5.9.1</junit-vintage.version>
 		<junit-jupiter.version>5.9.1</junit-jupiter.version>
@@ -449,6 +450,20 @@
 				<artifactId>kotlin-compiler-embeddable</artifactId>
 				<version>${contract.kotlin.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
+
+			<!-- Ensure that we don't have 2 sets of slf4j on the classpath -->
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+				<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+				<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+				<artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+				<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 
diff --git a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml
index 5a3cf6d658..9a4c7a99e7 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
 			<artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+					<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-client/pom.xml b/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-client/pom.xml
index ee7ffdc613..0e0309c282 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-client/pom.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
 			<artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+					<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- end::httpclient[] -->
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
index 1aa0d93008..e1600a856a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<name>spring-cloud-contract-dependencies</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Contract Dependencies</description>
 	<properties>
-		<wiremock.version>2.34.0</wiremock.version>
+		<wiremock.version>2.35.0</wiremock.version>
 		<jsonassert.version>0.6.2</jsonassert.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/bootSimple/gradle.properties b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/bootSimple/gradle.properties
index d28f4141bd..8790592017 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/bootSimple/gradle.properties
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/bootSimple/gradle.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 #
-wiremockVersion=2.30.1
+wiremockVersion=2.35.0
 jsonAssertVersion=0.6.2
 verifierVersion=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 groovyVersion=2.4.17
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProject/gradle.properties b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProject/gradle.properties
index 888c061e83..cc50675ee7 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProject/gradle.properties
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProject/gradle.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 #
-wiremockVersion=2.30.1
+wiremockVersion=2.35.0
 jsonAssertVersion=0.6.2
 verifierVersion=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 bootVersion=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProjectKotlin/gradle.properties b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProjectKotlin/gradle.properties
index 888c061e83..cc50675ee7 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProjectKotlin/gradle.properties
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/test/resources/functionalTest/scenarioProjectKotlin/gradle.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 #
-wiremockVersion=2.30.1
+wiremockVersion=2.35.0
 jsonAssertVersion=0.6.2
 verifierVersion=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 bootVersion=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT