diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76fad1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: cargo
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
diff --git a/client/src/lib.rs b/client/src/lib.rs
index ae5ea05..243efb9 100644
--- a/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
     collections::BTreeMap,
-    time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
+    time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
 };
 
 pub mod error;
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ pub struct BpxClientBuilder {
     ws_url: Option<String>,
     secret: Option<String>,
     headers: Option<BpxHeaders>,
+    timeout: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 impl BpxClientBuilder {
@@ -395,6 +396,19 @@ impl BpxClientBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Sets a custom Timeout for the underlying http client
+    /// If not set, a default of 30 seconds is used.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    /// * `timeout` - The timeout in seconds
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    /// * `Self` - The updated builder instance
+    pub fn timeout(mut self, timeout: u64) -> Self {
+        self.timeout = Some(timeout);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Builds the `BpxClient` instance with the configured parameters.
     ///
     /// # Returns
@@ -440,6 +454,7 @@ impl BpxClientBuilder {
             client: reqwest::Client::builder()
                 .user_agent(API_USER_AGENT)
                 .default_headers(header_map)
+                .timeout(Duration::from_secs(self.timeout.unwrap_or(30)))
                 .build()?,
         };