diff --git a/nomyo/SecureCompletionClient.py b/nomyo/SecureCompletionClient.py
index 6aa5379..9c503a8 100644
--- a/nomyo/SecureCompletionClient.py
+++ b/nomyo/SecureCompletionClient.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class SecureCompletionClient:
             verify_ssl = self.router_url.startswith("https://")
 
             async with httpx.AsyncClient(
-                timeout=60.0,
+                timeout=900.0,
                 verify=verify_ssl,  # Verify SSL/TLS certificates for HTTPS
             ) as client:
                 response = await client.get(url)
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ class SecureCompletionClient:
                 await asyncio.sleep(delay)
 
             try:
-                async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=60.0) as client:
+                async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=900.0) as client:
                     response = await client.post(
                         url,
                         headers=headers,
diff --git a/nomyo/__init__.py b/nomyo/__init__.py
index 5773045..a4aa26a 100644
--- a/nomyo/__init__.py
+++ b/nomyo/__init__.py
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "0.2.6"
+__version__ = "0.2.8"
 __author__ = "NOMYO AI"
 __license__ = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5576a31..74c4203 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "nomyo"
-version = "0.2.6"
+version = "0.2.8"
 description = "OpenAI-compatible secure chat client with end-to-end encryption for NOMYO Inference Endpoints"
 authors = [
     {name = "NOMYO.AI", email = "ichi@nomyo.ai"},