diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 39c915b244..2058768798 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ asm = "9.7"
 oshi = "6.6.0"
 vavr = "0.10.4"
 sshj = "0.38.0"
-jjwt = "0.11.5"
+jjwt = "0.12.5"
 slf4j = "2.0.12"
 aerogel = "2.1.0"
 awsSdk = "2.25.3"
diff --git a/node/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/node/http/V2HttpAuthentication.java b/node/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/node/http/V2HttpAuthentication.java
index ca4f3dd720..b07a3dbfbf 100644
--- a/node/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/node/http/V2HttpAuthentication.java
+++ b/node/src/main/java/eu/cloudnetservice/node/http/V2HttpAuthentication.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public V2HttpAuthentication(
     // initialize the secret & parser
     // todo: can we use a key written to the disk so that issued jwts survive node restarts?
     this.signingKey = Keys.secretKeyFor(SignatureAlgorithm.HS512);
-    this.jwtParser = Jwts.parserBuilder().setSigningKey(this.signingKey).requireIssuer(this.jwtIssuer).build();
+    this.jwtParser = Jwts.parser().setSigningKey(this.signingKey).requireIssuer(this.jwtIssuer).build();
   }
 
   public @NonNull String createJwt(@NonNull PermissionUser subject, long sessionTimeMillis) {