diff --git a/modules/distribution/product/src/main/conf/deployment.toml b/modules/distribution/product/src/main/conf/deployment.toml
index 4ad63a63c9..d507ec3cda 100755
--- a/modules/distribution/product/src/main/conf/deployment.toml
+++ b/modules/distribution/product/src/main/conf/deployment.toml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ enable_apikey_subscription_validation = true
 #signing_algorithm = "SHA256withRSA"
 #enable_user_claims = true
 #claims_extractor_impl = "org.wso2.carbon.apimgt.impl.token.ExtendedDefaultClaimsRetriever"
+#use_sha256_hash = false
 
 #[apim.oauth_config]
 #enable_outbound_auth_header = false
diff --git a/modules/distribution/product/src/main/resources/conf/default.json b/modules/distribution/product/src/main/resources/conf/default.json
index c4012dc36e..50c511df3f 100644
--- a/modules/distribution/product/src/main/resources/conf/default.json
+++ b/modules/distribution/product/src/main/resources/conf/default.json
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@
   "apim.analytics.properties.truststore_password": "$ref{truststore.password}",
   "tenant_mgt.disable_email_domain_validation": true,
   "apim.jwt.use_kid_property": true,
+  "apim.jwt.use_sha256_hash": false,
   "server_configuration": {
     "deployment_toml_path": "../conf/deployment.toml",
     "logs_directory": "../repository/logs",