A temperature-dependent switch having a housing that comprises a cover part with an upper side as well as a lower part with an inner circumferential shoulder and a circumferential wall above the shoulder, which wall comprises an inner side above the shoulder, has a temperature-dependent switching mechanism arranged in said housing. An insulating film is arranged between the lower part and cover part, which insulating film extends with its peripheral region onto the upper side of the cover part. The wall of the lower part is bent onto the upper side and thus holds the cover part on the peripheral shoulder with the insulating film interposed. Said temperature-dependent switching mechanism, depending on its temperature, produces or opens an electrically conductive connection between two contact areas provided externally on the housing. The cover part exerts a radially outwardly directed pressure onto the inner side of the wall via the insulating film.