diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6efabb2e..0ca6fc98 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ gcpkms = ["google-cloud-kms", "cryptography>=37.0.0"]
 hsm = ["asn1crypto", "cryptography>=37.0.0", "PyKCS11"]
 pynacl = ["pynacl>1.2.0"]
 PySPX = ["PySPX>=0.5.0"]
-sigstore = ["sigstore!=1.1.2"]
+sigstore = ["sigstore==1.1.2"]
 
 [tool.hatch.version]
 path = "securesystemslib/__init__.py"
diff --git a/requirements-sigstore.txt b/requirements-sigstore.txt
index 4f8ef56f..6a939765 100644
--- a/requirements-sigstore.txt
+++ b/requirements-sigstore.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sigstore==1.1.1
+sigstore==1.1.2
diff --git a/securesystemslib/signer/_sigstore_signer.py b/securesystemslib/signer/_sigstore_signer.py
index e0dfaadd..866c12e3 100644
--- a/securesystemslib/signer/_sigstore_signer.py
+++ b/securesystemslib/signer/_sigstore_signer.py
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ def from_priv_key_uri(
             issuer = Issuer.production()
             token = issuer.identity_token()
         else:
-            token = detect_credential()
+            # Note: this method signature only works with sigstore-python 1.1.2:
+            # dependencies must be updated when changing this
+            token = detect_credential("sigstore")
 
         return cls(token, public_key)