diff --git a/src/routes/auth.ts b/src/routes/auth.ts
index 888abc0..fa46628 100644
--- a/src/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/src/routes/auth.ts
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ export default (
 
 const getIssueTokenHandler = (fastify: FastifyInstance) => {
   return async (request: FastifyRequest, reply: FastifyReply) => {
-    const { authentication } = <IssueTokenRequestHeadersType>request.headers;
+    const { authorization } = <IssueTokenRequestHeadersType>request.headers;
     const { validity, scope, strict } = <IssueTokenRequestType>request.body;
 
-    if (!authenticateIssuerToken(authentication, fastify.config.SECRET)) {
+    if (!authenticateIssuerToken(authorization, fastify.config.SECRET)) {
       return reply.status(401).send({
         statusCode: 401,
         error: "Invalid Issuer Token",
diff --git a/src/schemas/auth.ts b/src/schemas/auth.ts
index c045d39..bf04e9a 100644
--- a/src/schemas/auth.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/auth.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Static, Type } from "@sinclair/typebox";
 
 export const IssueTokenRequestHeaders = Type.Object({
-  authentication: Type.String(),
+  authorization: Type.String(),
 });
 export type IssueTokenRequestHeadersType = Static<typeof IssueTokenRequestHeaders>;
 
diff --git a/tests/auth.test.ts b/tests/auth.test.ts
index 48dda50..8512507 100644
--- a/tests/auth.test.ts
+++ b/tests/auth.test.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test("POST '/api/v1/issue-token' issues token with default values", async (t) =>
       scope: "https://example.com",
     },
     headers: {
-      Authentication: `Bearer ${TEST_ISSUER_TOKEN}`,
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${TEST_ISSUER_TOKEN}`,
     },
   });
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ test("POST '/api/v1/issue-token' issues token with custom validity", async (t) =
       validity: 3600,
     },
     headers: {
-      Authentication: `Bearer ${TEST_ISSUER_TOKEN}`,
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${TEST_ISSUER_TOKEN}`,
     },
   });
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ test("POST '/api/v1/issue-token' issues token with strict attribute", async (t)
       strict: true,
     },
     headers: {
-      Authentication: `Bearer ${TEST_ISSUER_TOKEN}`,
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${TEST_ISSUER_TOKEN}`,
     },
   });
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ test("POST '/api/v1/issue-token' issues token with strict attribute", async (t)
   t.assert(payload.iat! >= stamp);
 });
 
-test("POST '/api/v1/issue-token' rejects requests without authentication", async (t) => {
+test("POST '/api/v1/issue-token' rejects requests without authorization", async (t) => {
   const { app } = t.context;
 
   const response = await app.inject({
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ test("POST '/api/v1/issue-token' rejects requests without authentication", async
   t.deepEqual(body, {
     statusCode: 400,
     error: "Bad Request",
-    message: "headers must have required property 'authentication'",
+    message: "headers must have required property 'authorization'",
   });
 });
 
-test("POST '/api/v1/issue-token' rejects requests with invalid authentication", async (t) => {
+test("POST '/api/v1/issue-token' rejects requests with invalid authorization", async (t) => {
   const { app } = t.context;
 
   const response = await app.inject({
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ test("POST '/api/v1/issue-token' rejects requests with invalid authentication",
     },
     headers: {
       // correctly signed visit token - but not an issuer token
-      Authentication: `Bearer ${TEST_TOKEN}`,
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${TEST_TOKEN}`,
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/swagger.test.ts.md b/tests/snapshots/swagger.test.ts.md
index 3e5b6a7..7a2c6a4 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/swagger.test.ts.md
+++ b/tests/snapshots/swagger.test.ts.md
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             parameters: [
               {
                 in: 'header',
-                name: 'authentication',
+                name: 'authorization',
                 required: true,
                 schema: {
                   type: 'string',
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             parameters: [
               {
                 in: 'header',
-                name: 'authentication',
+                name: 'authorization',
                 required: true,
                 schema: {
                   type: 'string',
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/swagger.test.ts.snap b/tests/snapshots/swagger.test.ts.snap
index d1b4e44..11b2737 100644
Binary files a/tests/snapshots/swagger.test.ts.snap and b/tests/snapshots/swagger.test.ts.snap differ