diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 74a720a1..76899a69 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PyYAML>=3.12
 softlayer==5.8.7
-PyJWT==2.8.0
+PyJWT==2.12.0
 ibm-cos-sdk==2.6.2
 botocore>=1.16.9
 pymemcache==3.2.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b7263d2d..459015de 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ packages = find_namespace:
 install_requires =
     PyYAML>=3.12
     softlayer==5.8.7
-    PyJWT==2.8.0
+    PyJWT==2.12.0
     ibm-cos-sdk==2.6.2
     botocore>=1.16.9
     pymemcache==3.2.0