diff --git a/cmd/nginx-ingress/aws.go b/cmd/nginx-ingress/aws.go
index 9bb937932f..a6ccc6e0ec 100644
--- a/cmd/nginx-ingress/aws.go
+++ b/cmd/nginx-ingress/aws.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/marketplacemetering"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/marketplacemetering/types"
 
-	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4"
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ var (
 	pubKeyString  string
 )
 
+var (
+	ErrMissingProductCode = errors.New("token doesn't include the ProductCode")
+	ErrMissingNonce       = errors.New("token doesn't include the Nonce")
+	ErrMissingKeyVersion  = errors.New("token doesn't include the PublicKeyVersion")
+)
+
 func init() {
 	startupCheckFn = checkAWSEntitlement
 }
@@ -95,21 +101,18 @@ type claims struct {
 	jwt.RegisteredClaims
 }
 
-func (c claims) Valid() error {
+var _ jwt.ClaimsValidator = (*claims)(nil)
+
+func (c claims) Validate() error {
 	if c.Nonce == "" {
-		return jwt.NewValidationError("token doesn't include the Nonce", jwt.ValidationErrorClaimsInvalid)
+		return ErrMissingNonce
 	}
 	if c.ProductCode == "" {
-		return jwt.NewValidationError("token doesn't include the ProductCode", jwt.ValidationErrorClaimsInvalid)
+		return ErrMissingProductCode
 	}
 	if c.PublicKeyVersion == 0 {
-		return jwt.NewValidationError("token doesn't include the PublicKeyVersion", jwt.ValidationErrorClaimsInvalid)
+		return ErrMissingKeyVersion
 	}
-
-	if err := c.RegisteredClaims.Valid(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/nginx-ingress/aws_test.go b/cmd/nginx-ingress/aws_test.go
index 1c151f0b5d..65b7d41a58 100644
--- a/cmd/nginx-ingress/aws_test.go
+++ b/cmd/nginx-ingress/aws_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4"
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 )
 
 func TestValidClaims(t *testing.T) {
@@ -21,69 +21,72 @@ func TestValidClaims(t *testing.T) {
 			IssuedAt: &iat,
 		},
 	}
-	if err := c.Valid(); err != nil {
+	v := jwt.NewValidator(
+		jwt.WithIssuedAt(),
+	)
+	if err := v.Validate(c); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to verify claims, wanted: %v got %v", nil, err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestInvalidClaims(t *testing.T) {
-	badClaims := []struct {
-		c             claims
-		expectedError error
+	type fields struct {
+		leeway       time.Duration
+		timeFunc     func() time.Time
+		expectedAud  string
+		expectAllAud []string
+		expectedIss  string
+		expectedSub  string
+	}
+	type args struct {
+		claims jwt.Claims
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		fields  fields
+		args    args
+		wantErr error
 	}{
 		{
-			claims{
-				"",
-				1,
-				"nonce",
-				jwt.RegisteredClaims{
-					IssuedAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(time.Hour * -1)),
-				},
-			},
-			errors.New("token doesn't include the ProductCode"),
+			name:    "missing ProductCode",
+			fields:  fields{},
+			args:    args{jwt.RegisteredClaims{}},
+			wantErr: ErrMissingProductCode,
 		},
 		{
-			claims{
-				"productCode",
-				1,
-				"",
-				jwt.RegisteredClaims{
-					IssuedAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(time.Hour * -1)),
-				},
-			},
-			errors.New("token doesn't include the Nonce"),
+			name:    "missing Nonce",
+			fields:  fields{},
+			args:    args{jwt.RegisteredClaims{}},
+			wantErr: ErrMissingNonce,
 		},
 		{
-			claims{
-				"productCode",
-				0,
-				"nonce",
-				jwt.RegisteredClaims{
-					IssuedAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(time.Hour * -1)),
-				},
-			},
-			errors.New("token doesn't include the PublicKeyVersion"),
+			name:    "missing PublicKeyVersion",
+			fields:  fields{},
+			args:    args{jwt.RegisteredClaims{}},
+			wantErr: ErrMissingKeyVersion,
 		},
 		{
-			claims{
-				"test",
-				1,
-				"nonce",
-				jwt.RegisteredClaims{
-					IssuedAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(time.Hour * +2)),
-				},
-			},
-			errors.New("token used before issued"),
+			name:    "iat is in the future",
+			fields:  fields{},
+			args:    args{jwt.RegisteredClaims{IssuedAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(time.Hour * +2))}},
+			wantErr: jwt.ErrTokenUsedBeforeIssued,
 		},
 	}
 
-	for _, badC := range badClaims {
-
-		err := badC.c.Valid()
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Errorf("Valid() returned no error when it should have returned error %q", badC.expectedError)
-		} else if err.Error() != badC.expectedError.Error() {
-			t.Errorf("Valid() returned error %q when it should have returned error %q", err, badC.expectedError)
-		}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			v := jwt.NewValidator(
+				jwt.WithLeeway(tt.fields.leeway),
+				jwt.WithTimeFunc(tt.fields.timeFunc),
+				jwt.WithIssuedAt(),
+				jwt.WithAudience(tt.fields.expectedAud),
+				jwt.WithAllAudiences(tt.fields.expectAllAud...),
+				jwt.WithIssuer(tt.fields.expectedIss),
+				jwt.WithSubject(tt.fields.expectedSub),
+			)
+			if err := v.Validate(tt.args.claims); (err != nil) && !errors.Is(err, tt.wantErr) {
+				t.Errorf("validator.Validate() error = %v, wantErr = %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cf7f5e8585..ebcf30bd9e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.18.2
 	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.5
 	github.com/gkampitakis/go-snaps v0.5.15
-	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.2
+	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.0
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0
 	github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest v0.50.0
 	github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bed431ca64..5509008052 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 h1:Ov1cvc58UF3b5XjBnZv7+opcTcQFZebYjWzi34vdm4Q=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:P1XiOD3dCwIKUDQYPy72D8LYyHL2YPYrpS2s69NZV8Q=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.2 h1:YtQM7lnr8iZ+j5q71MGKkNw9Mn7AjHM68uc9g5fXeUI=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.2/go.mod h1:m21LjoU+eqJr34lmDMbreY2eSTRJ1cv77w39/MY0Ch0=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.0 h1:pv4AsKCKKZuqlgs5sUmn4x8UlGa0kEVt/puTpKx9vvo=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.0/go.mod h1:fxCRLWMO43lRc8nhHWY6LGqRcf+1gQWArsqaEUEa5bE=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
 github.com/gonvenience/bunt v1.3.5 h1:wSQquifvwEWtzn27k1ngLfeLaStyt0k1b/K6TrlCNAs=