diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 03527b6..2a8ec3f
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules"],
     install_requires=[
-        "cryptojwt==1.6.1",
+        "cryptojwt>=1.7.1",
         "pyOpenSSL",
         "filelock>=3.0.12",
         'pyyaml>=5.1.2'