diff --git a/api/api.csproj b/api/api.csproj
index ee0d0ee..afd8e21 100644
--- a/api/api.csproj
+++ b/api/api.csproj
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.StackExchangeRedis" Version="1.15.1-beta.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.15.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.OpenTelemetry" Version="4.2.0" />
+  <PackageReference Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="8.18.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/api/packages.lock.json b/api/packages.lock.json
index 754d20d..e95d4b0 100644
--- a/api/packages.lock.json
+++ b/api/packages.lock.json
@@ -322,6 +322,16 @@
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         }
       },
+      "System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt": {
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+        "dependencies": {
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+          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens": "8.18.0"
+        }
+      },
       "Asp.Versioning.Abstractions": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "10.0.0",
@@ -492,23 +502,23 @@
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+        "resolved": "8.18.0",
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       },
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         "dependencies": {
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+          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens": "8.18.0"
         }
       },
       "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Logging": {
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         "dependencies": {
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+          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Abstractions": "8.18.0"
         }
       },
       "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols": {
@@ -530,10 +540,10 @@
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-        "contentHash": "kDimB6Dkd3nkW2oZPDkMkVHfQt3IDqO5gL0oa8WVy3OP4uE8Ij+8TXnqg9TOd9ufjsY3IDiGz7pCUbnfL18tjg==",
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+        "contentHash": "c6ksXXFj5oPPsl8pfsui5zv8Gs7uxrGetXCTc1p7k7Nue/C8iBMtAVgtRrH7Esqe596QWD7KS3exKYY1FJG2iw==",
         "dependencies": {
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+          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Logging": "8.18.0"
         }
       },
       "Microsoft.OpenApi": {
@@ -738,15 +748,6 @@
           "Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents": "6.0.0"
         }
       },
-      "System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt": {
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-        "resolved": "8.0.1",
-        "contentHash": "GJw3bYkWpOgvN3tJo5X4lYUeIFA2HD293FPUhKmp7qxS+g5ywAb34Dnd3cDAFLkcMohy5XTpoaZ4uAHuw0uSPQ==",
-        "dependencies": {
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-          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens": "8.0.1"
-        }
-      },
       "System.IO.Hashing": {
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         "resolved": "10.0.2",
diff --git a/tests/IntegrationTests/IntegrationTests.csproj b/tests/IntegrationTests/IntegrationTests.csproj
index 41ad936..1e7d749 100644
--- a/tests/IntegrationTests/IntegrationTests.csproj
+++ b/tests/IntegrationTests/IntegrationTests.csproj
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="8.17.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="8.18.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/IntegrationTests/packages.lock.json b/tests/IntegrationTests/packages.lock.json
index c72c4b5..8213322 100644
--- a/tests/IntegrationTests/packages.lock.json
+++ b/tests/IntegrationTests/packages.lock.json
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@
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+        "requested": "[8.18.0, )",
+        "resolved": "8.18.0",
+        "contentHash": "JxKlBca3/eXeH4koAGjEXOwrBdtwyDXwHXdYT5TQunp64TcVBl4wBCfmlGwhSG017Q/Qrz24leLxV6v2eknnJg==",
         "dependencies": {
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-          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens": "8.17.0"
+          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens": "8.18.0",
+          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens": "8.18.0"
         }
       },
       "Testcontainers.PostgreSql": {
@@ -694,23 +694,23 @@
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-        "contentHash": "6NrxQGcZg6IunkN8K2F0UVMavNpfCjbjjjON7PYcL8FwI8aULKUreiHsRX/yaA8j3XsTJnQKUYpoQk5gBjULZw=="
+        "resolved": "8.18.0",
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       },
       "Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens": {
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+        "resolved": "8.18.0",
+        "contentHash": "ZUMJt3r1zOi67AVSfnh3u9hg9KCq06roOIX5gs7FqsucSZ/VTsI89DI9h2gHyU0xOtj/qVZV2ugWS6JlLMTwHQ==",
         "dependencies": {
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+          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens": "8.18.0"
         }
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       "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Logging": {
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+          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Abstractions": "8.18.0"
         }
       },
       "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols": {
@@ -732,11 +732,11 @@
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+          "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Logging": "8.18.0"
         }
       },
       "Microsoft.OpenApi": {
@@ -1270,6 +1270,7 @@
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           "StackExchange.Redis": "[2.12.14, )",
           "Stripe.net": "[51.1.0, )",
+          "System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt": "[8.18.0, )",
           "contracts": "[1.0.0, )",
           "nClam": "[9.0.0, )"
         }