diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index deba6fbdf766..325a5d447573 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ory/jsonschema/v3 v3.0.8
 	github.com/ory/mail/v3 v3.0.0
 	github.com/ory/nosurf v1.2.7
-	github.com/ory/x v0.0.675
+	github.com/ory/x v0.0.689
 	github.com/peterhellberg/link v1.2.0
 	github.com/phayes/freeport v0.0.0-20220201140144-74d24b5ae9f5
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5f0133b6a64f..c6f36f82358f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ github.com/ory/sessions v1.2.2-0.20220110165800-b09c17334dc2 h1:zm6sDvHy/U9XrGpi
 github.com/ory/sessions v1.2.2-0.20220110165800-b09c17334dc2/go.mod h1:dk2InVEVJ0sfLlnXv9EAgkf6ecYs/i80K/zI+bUmuGM=
 github.com/ory/x v0.0.675 h1:K6GpVo99BXBFv2UiwMjySNNNqCFKGswynrt7vWQJFU8=
 github.com/ory/x v0.0.675/go.mod h1:zJmnDtKje2FCP4EeFvRsKk94XXiqKCSGJMZcirAfhUs=
+github.com/ory/x v0.0.689 h1:pMXmnw2aoHiq4jRX9xtGXqX+VU3USEwlUUbwNCxmiZQ=
+github.com/ory/x v0.0.689/go.mod h1:UpPgjobuyIyHh1pG4LxqmfMpuNOnzf2BzwyouwBeCk4=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5 h1:4yBQzkHv+7BHq2PQUZF3Mx0IYxG7LsP222s7Agd3ve8=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5/go.mod h1:u1nR/EPcESfeI/szUZKdtJ0xRNbUoANCkoOuaOx1Y+c=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.2 h1:aYUidT7k73Pcl9nb2gScu7NSrKCSHIDE89b3+6Wq+LM=
diff --git a/identity/handler.go b/identity/handler.go
index 6d458636854d..938344fb48fc 100644
--- a/identity/handler.go
+++ b/identity/handler.go
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ func (h *Handler) patch(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Pa
 
 	patchedIdentity := WithAdminMetadataInJSON(*identity)
 
-	if err := jsonx.ApplyJSONPatch(requestBody, &patchedIdentity, "/id", "/stateChangedAt", "/credentials"); err != nil {
+	if err := jsonx.ApplyJSONPatch(requestBody, &patchedIdentity, "/id", "/stateChangedAt", "/credentials", "/credentials/**"); err != nil {
 		h.r.Writer().WriteError(w, r, errors.WithStack(
 			herodot.
 				ErrBadRequest.
diff --git a/identity/handler_test.go b/identity/handler_test.go
index 66f4936961f3..2d002b9ee056 100644
--- a/identity/handler_test.go
+++ b/identity/handler_test.go
@@ -1203,6 +1203,57 @@ func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	t.Run("case=PATCH should fail if credential orgs are updated", func(t *testing.T) {
+		uuid := x.NewUUID().String()
+		email := uuid + "@ory.sh"
+		i := &identity.Identity{Traits: identity.Traits(`{"email":"` + email + `"}`)}
+		i.SetCredentials(identity.CredentialsTypeOIDC, identity.Credentials{
+			Type:        identity.CredentialsTypeOIDC,
+			Identifiers: []string{email},
+			Config:      sqlxx.JSONRawMessage(`{"providers": [{"provider": "some-provider"}]}`),
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, reg.PrivilegedIdentityPool().CreateIdentity(context.Background(), i))
+
+		for name, ts := range map[string]*httptest.Server{"public": publicTS, "admin": adminTS} {
+			t.Run("endpoint="+name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				patch := []patch{
+					{"op": "replace", "path": "/credentials/oidc/config/providers/0/organization", "value": "foo"},
+				}
+
+				res := send(t, ts, "PATCH", "/identities/"+i.ID.String(), http.StatusBadRequest, &patch)
+
+				assert.EqualValues(t, "patch includes denied path: /credentials/oidc/config/providers/0/organization", res.Get("error.message").String(), "%s", res.Raw)
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("case=PATCH should fail to update credential password", func(t *testing.T) {
+		uuid := x.NewUUID().String()
+		email := uuid + "@ory.sh"
+		password := "ljanf123akf"
+		p, err := reg.Hasher(ctx).Generate(context.Background(), []byte(password))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		i := &identity.Identity{Traits: identity.Traits(`{"email":"` + email + `"}`)}
+		i.SetCredentials(identity.CredentialsTypePassword, identity.Credentials{
+			Type:        identity.CredentialsTypePassword,
+			Identifiers: []string{email},
+			Config:      sqlxx.JSONRawMessage(`{"hashed_password":"` + string(p) + `"}`),
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, reg.PrivilegedIdentityPool().CreateIdentity(context.Background(), i))
+
+		for name, ts := range map[string]*httptest.Server{"public": publicTS, "admin": adminTS} {
+			t.Run("endpoint="+name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				patch := []patch{
+					{"op": "replace", "path": "/credentials/password/config/hashed_password", "value": "foo"},
+				}
+
+				res := send(t, ts, "PATCH", "/identities/"+i.ID.String(), http.StatusBadRequest, &patch)
+
+				assert.EqualValues(t, "patch includes denied path: /credentials/password/config/hashed_password", res.Get("error.message").String(), "%s", res.Raw)
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
 	t.Run("case=PATCH should not invalidate credentials ory/cloud#148", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// see https://github.com/ory/cloud/issues/148