diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 924e5889..af8da92b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [unreleased]
+* Update visibility of getWellKnownConfigValue to protected. #363
 * Fixed issue on authentication for php8. #354
 * Support for signed and encrypted UserInfo response. #305
 * Support for signed and encrypted ID Token. #305
diff --git a/src/OpenIDConnectClient.php b/src/OpenIDConnectClient.php
index 71667a33..b9f969f4 100644
--- a/src/OpenIDConnectClient.php
+++ b/src/OpenIDConnectClient.php
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ protected function getProviderConfigValue($param, $default = null) {
      * @return string
      *
      */
-    private function getWellKnownConfigValue($param, $default = null) {
+    protected function getWellKnownConfigValue($param, $default = null) {
 
         // If the configuration value is not available, attempt to fetch it from a well known config endpoint
         // This is also known as auto "discovery"