From 3aeb5fe4777d251debe48d11c8091e84d9413be8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: afonin <afonin@noreply.localhost>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 10:36:59 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Update 'apns2/credentials.py'

- fix backward compatibility issue
---
 apns2/credentials.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apns2/credentials.py b/apns2/credentials.py
index 659269f..f356f76 100644
--- a/apns2/credentials.py
+++ b/apns2/credentials.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class TokenCredentials(Credentials):
             }
             jwt_token = jwt.encode(token_dict, self.__auth_key,
                                    algorithm=self.__encryption_algorithm,
-                                   headers=headers).decode('ascii')
+                                   headers=headers)
 
             # Cache JWT token for later use. One JWT token per connection.
             # https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/setting_up_a_remote_notification_server/establishing_a_token-based_connection_to_apns