diff --git a/recipes/jwt-cpp/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/jwt-cpp/all/conanfile.py
index 75e913785ea24e..bbf3918d2b2357 100644
--- a/recipes/jwt-cpp/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/jwt-cpp/all/conanfile.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def export_sources(self):
         export_conandata_patches(self)
 
     def requirements(self):
-        self.requires("openssl/1.1.1s")
+        self.requires("openssl/[>1.1.1c,<1.1.1u]")
         if not self._supports_generic_json:
             self.requires("picojson/1.3.0")