diff --git a/.changeset/blue-geese-work.md b/.changeset/blue-geese-work.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b95e0a036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/blue-geese-work.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': minor
+---
+
+Updated openid-client from 4.1.2 to 5.1.3
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
index 1cf2baa68e..756519e490 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
     "node-cache": "^5.1.2",
-    "openid-client": "^4.2.1",
+    "openid-client": "^5.1.3",
     "passport": "^0.5.2",
     "passport-bitbucket-oauth2": "^0.1.2",
     "passport-github2": "^0.1.12",