diff --git a/python-jwt-2.1.0-relax-crypto-requires.patch b/python-jwt-2.1.0-relax-crypto-requires.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6a81fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-jwt-2.1.0-relax-crypto-requires.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff --color -Nur PyJWT-2.1.0.orig/setup.cfg PyJWT-2.1.0/setup.cfg
+--- PyJWT-2.1.0.orig/setup.cfg	2021-04-28 05:01:11.610274000 -0700
++++ PyJWT-2.1.0/setup.cfg	2021-10-03 14:19:24.690627991 -0700
+@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
+ 	sphinx-rtd-theme
+ 	zope.interface
+ crypto = 
+-	cryptography>=3.3.1,<4.0.0
++	cryptography>=3.3.1
+ tests = 
+ 	pytest>=6.0.0,<7.0.0
+ 	coverage[toml]==5.0.4
+@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
+ 	sphinx
+ 	sphinx-rtd-theme
+ 	zope.interface
+-	cryptography>=3.3.1,<4.0.0
++	cryptography>=3.3.1
+ 	pytest>=6.0.0,<7.0.0
+ 	coverage[toml]==5.0.4
+ 	mypy
diff --git a/python-jwt.spec b/python-jwt.spec
index b5985e2..4adb54f 100644
--- a/python-jwt.spec
+++ b/python-jwt.spec
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@ encrypted JSON objects.}
 
 Name:           python-%{pkgname}
 Version:        2.1.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        JSON Web Token implementation in Python
 License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/jpadilla/pyjwt
 Source0:        %pypi_source
+# Relax the upper bound on python-cryptography for now. 
+# Being discussed in https://github.com/GehirnInc/python-jwt/issues/46
+Patch1:         python-jwt-2.1.0-relax-crypto-requires.patch
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 
@@ -70,6 +73,9 @@ PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib} py.test-%{python3_version} --verbose t
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Oct 03 2021 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 2.1.0-3
+- Relax python-cryptography requirements ( rhbz#2010061 )
+
 * Fri Jul 23 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.1.0-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_35_Mass_Rebuild