diff --git a/boards/st/nucleo_wb09ke/board.cmake b/boards/st/nucleo_wb09ke/board.cmake
index 10041643921..7f80e9325ae 100644
--- a/boards/st/nucleo_wb09ke/board.cmake
+++ b/boards/st/nucleo_wb09ke/board.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # keep first
 board_runner_args(stm32cubeprogrammer "--port=swd" "--reset-mode=sw" "--start-address=0x10000000")
+board_runner_args(pyocd "--target=stm32wb09kevx")
 
 # keep first
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/boards/common/stm32cubeprogrammer.board.cmake)
-include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/boards/common/openocd.board.cmake)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/boards/common/pyocd.board.cmake)
diff --git a/boards/st/nucleo_wb09ke/doc/index.rst b/boards/st/nucleo_wb09ke/doc/index.rst
index ccd9b796c49..854e83c7ed8 100644
--- a/boards/st/nucleo_wb09ke/doc/index.rst
+++ b/boards/st/nucleo_wb09ke/doc/index.rst
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ You can debug an application in the usual way.  Here is an example for the
    :maybe-skip-config:
    :goals: debug
 
+.. warning::
+   Application debugging on this board uses the pyOCD runner, which requires an additional pack
+   to be installed beforehand. This can be performed using the following commands:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ pyocd pack update
+      $ pyocd pack install stm32wb0
+
 .. _`Nucleo WB09KE webpage`:
    https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/nucleo-wb09ke.html
 
diff --git a/boards/st/nucleo_wb09ke/support/openocd.cfg b/boards/st/nucleo_wb09ke/support/openocd.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d294443fcf..00000000000
--- a/boards/st/nucleo_wb09ke/support/openocd.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-source [find interface/stlink-dap.cfg]
-
-transport select "dapdirect_swd"
-
-source [find target/stm32wb0x.cfg]