diff --git a/authority/authorize.go b/authority/authorize.go
index fdf3941b..7f9f456c 100644
--- a/authority/authorize.go
+++ b/authority/authorize.go
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ func (a *Authority) AuthorizeRenewToken(ctx context.Context, ott string) (*x509.
 	}
 
 	if err := claims.ValidateWithLeeway(jose.Expected{
-		Issuer:  "step-ca-client/1.0",
 		Subject: leaf.Subject.CommonName,
 		Time:    time.Now().UTC(),
 	}, time.Minute); err != nil {
@@ -429,6 +428,12 @@ func (a *Authority) AuthorizeRenewToken(ctx context.Context, ott string) (*x509.
 		return nil, errs.InternalServerErr(err, errs.WithMessage("error validating renew token: invalid audience claim (aud)"))
 	}
 
+	// validate issuer: old versions used the provisioner name, new version uses
+	// 'step-ca-client/1.0'
+	if claims.Issuer != "step-ca-client/1.0" && claims.Issuer != p.GetName() {
+		return nil, admin.NewError(admin.ErrorUnauthorizedType, "error validating renew token: invalid issuer claim (iss)")
+	}
+
 	return leaf, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/authority/authorize_test.go b/authority/authorize_test.go
index cdcef1ad..0a1ef53c 100644
--- a/authority/authorize_test.go
+++ b/authority/authorize_test.go
@@ -1440,6 +1440,25 @@ func TestAuthority_AuthorizeRenewToken(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 		return nil
 	}))
+	t3, c3 := generateX5cToken(a1, signer, jose.Claims{
+		Audience:  []string{"https://example.com/1.0/renew"},
+		Subject:   "test.example.com",
+		Issuer:    "step-cli",
+		NotBefore: jose.NewNumericDate(now),
+		Expiry:    jose.NewNumericDate(now.Add(5 * time.Minute)),
+	}, provisioner.CertificateEnforcerFunc(func(cert *x509.Certificate) error {
+		cert.NotBefore = now
+		cert.NotAfter = now.Add(time.Hour)
+		b, err := asn1.Marshal(stepProvisionerASN1{int(provisioner.TypeJWK), []byte("step-cli"), nil, nil})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		cert.ExtraExtensions = append(cert.ExtraExtensions, pkix.Extension{
+			Id:    asn1.ObjectIdentifier{1, 3, 6, 1, 4, 1, 37476, 9000, 64, 1},
+			Value: b,
+		})
+		return nil
+	}))
 	badSigner, _ := generateX5cToken(a1, otherSigner, jose.Claims{
 		Audience:  []string{"https://example.com/1.0/renew"},
 		Subject:   "test.example.com",
@@ -1607,6 +1626,7 @@ func TestAuthority_AuthorizeRenewToken(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"ok", a1, args{ctx, t1}, c1, false},
 		{"ok expired cert", a1, args{ctx, t2}, c2, false},
+		{"ok provisioner issuer", a1, args{ctx, t3}, c3, false},
 		{"fail token", a1, args{ctx, "not.a.token"}, nil, true},
 		{"fail token reuse", a1, args{ctx, t1}, nil, true},
 		{"fail token signature", a1, args{ctx, badSigner}, nil, true},