diff --git a/lib/jwt.rb b/lib/jwt.rb
index f7f28d47..dd5cdff5 100644
--- a/lib/jwt.rb
+++ b/lib/jwt.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 require 'jwt/jwk'
 require 'jwt/claims'
 
+require 'jwt/claims_validator'
+require 'jwt/verify'
+
 # JSON Web Token implementation
 #
 # Should be up to date with the latest spec:
diff --git a/lib/jwt/claims.rb b/lib/jwt/claims.rb
index 9bb71488..8ae74299 100644
--- a/lib/jwt/claims.rb
+++ b/lib/jwt/claims.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module Claims
     class << self
       def verify!(payload, options)
         VERIFIERS.each do |key, verifier_builder|
-          next unless options[key]
+          next unless options[key] || options[key.to_s]
 
           verifier_builder&.call(options)&.verify!(context: VerificationContext.new(payload: payload))
         end
diff --git a/lib/jwt/jwa.rb b/lib/jwt/jwa.rb
index 8a975824..75edf621 100644
--- a/lib/jwt/jwa.rb
+++ b/lib/jwt/jwa.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ def resolve(algorithm)
 
         algorithm
       end
+
+      def create(algorithm)
+        Deprecations.warning('The ::JWT::JWA.create method is deprecated and is going to be removed in future ruby-jwt versions')
+        resolve(algorithm)
+      end
     end
   end
 end