diff --git a/dependencies/pom.xml b/dependencies/pom.xml
index 667b3618dd7..db21bd80dc8 100644
--- a/dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         <version.lib.mariadb-java-client>2.6.2</version.lib.mariadb-java-client>
         <version.lib.maven-wagon>2.10</version.lib.maven-wagon>
         <version.lib.micrometer>1.13.3</version.lib.micrometer>
-        <version.lib.micrometer-prometheus>1.11.3</version.lib.micrometer-prometheus>
+        <version.lib.micrometer-prometheus>1.13.3</version.lib.micrometer-prometheus>
         <version.lib.micronaut>3.8.7</version.lib.micronaut>
         <version.lib.micronaut.data>3.4.3</version.lib.micronaut.data>
         <version.lib.micronaut.sql>4.8.0</version.lib.micronaut.sql>
@@ -604,6 +604,11 @@
                 <artifactId>micrometer-registry-prometheus</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.lib.micrometer-prometheus}</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>
+                <artifactId>micrometer-registry-prometheus-simpleclient</artifactId>
+                <version>${version.lib.micrometer-prometheus}</version>
+            </dependency>
 
             <!-- Microprofile related -->
             <dependency>
diff --git a/metrics/providers/micrometer/pom.xml b/metrics/providers/micrometer/pom.xml
index 89847d75cce..518fe5592a3 100644
--- a/metrics/providers/micrometer/pom.xml
+++ b/metrics/providers/micrometer/pom.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
             <groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>
             <artifactId>micrometer-registry-prometheus</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>
+            <artifactId>micrometer-registry-prometheus-simpleclient</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.helidon.config</groupId>
             <artifactId>helidon-config</artifactId>
diff --git a/metrics/providers/micrometer/src/main/java/module-info.java b/metrics/providers/micrometer/src/main/java/module-info.java
index a76661d745b..d3361b87bd0 100644
--- a/metrics/providers/micrometer/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/metrics/providers/micrometer/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     requires io.helidon.metrics.api;
     requires micrometer.core;
     requires static micrometer.registry.prometheus;
+    requires static micrometer.registry.prometheus.simpleclient;
     requires io.helidon.common;
     requires io.helidon.common.media.type;
     requires io.helidon.config;