diff --git a/aws-node-auth0-custom-authorizers-api/package.json b/aws-node-auth0-custom-authorizers-api/package.json
index db4a3e2bb..4ef98a94b 100644
--- a/aws-node-auth0-custom-authorizers-api/package.json
+++ b/aws-node-auth0-custom-authorizers-api/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
   "description": "Demonstration of protecting API gateway endpoints with auth0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "jsonwebtoken": "^8.1.0"
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0"
   }
 }