diff --git a/jira/client.py b/jira/client.py
index 36dc2fea9..fd3b42da1 100644
--- a/jira/client.py
+++ b/jira/client.py
@@ -5391,7 +5391,7 @@ def update_sprint(
             payload["goal"] = goal
 
         url = self._get_url(f"sprint/{id}", base=self.AGILE_BASE_URL)
-        r = self._session.put(url, data=json.dumps(payload))
+        r = self._session.post(url, data=json.dumps(payload))
 
         return json_loads(r)