diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e7d505..118e3cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- Configurable connection pool settings: `pool_size` and `pool_idle_timeout`
+
 ## [0.1.0] - 2022-08-03
 
 - Initial release
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 366ed8a..e1108ec 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    absmartly-sdk (1.3.0.pre.1)
+    absmartly-sdk (1.3.0)
       base64 (~> 0.2)
       faraday (~> 2.0)
       faraday-net_http_persistent (~> 2.0)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56745e2..d83f029 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ Absmartly.configure_client do |config|
   config.connection_request_timeout = 3.0
   config.retry_interval = 0.5
   config.max_retries = 5
+  config.pool_size = 20
+  config.pool_idle_timeout = 5
 end
 ```
 
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ end
 | connection_request_timeout     | `number`                             | ❌  |                 `3.0`                  | The request timeout in seconds.                                                                                               |
 | retry_interval     | `number`                             | ❌  |                   `0.5`                   | The initial retry interval in seconds (uses exponential backoff).                                                                                                                 |
 | max_retries     | `number`                             | ❌  |                 `5`                  | The maximum number of retries before giving up.                                                                                               |
+| pool_size     | `number`                             | ❌  |                 `20`                  | The number of connections in the HTTP connection pool.                                                                                               |
+| pool_idle_timeout     | `number`                             | ❌  |                 `5`                  | The time in seconds before idle connections are closed.                                                                                               |
 | event_logger | `ContextEventLogger` | ❌  | See "Using a Custom Event Logger" below | A `ContextEventLogger` instance implementing `handle_event(event, data)` to receive SDK events.                                                                                                                              |
 
 ### Using a Custom Event Logger
diff --git a/lib/absmartly/version.rb b/lib/absmartly/version.rb
index 3a57db0..bdfd7b2 100644
--- a/lib/absmartly/version.rb
+++ b/lib/absmartly/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Absmartly
-  VERSION = "1.3.0.pre.1"
+  VERSION = "1.3.0"
 end
diff --git a/lib/default_http_client.rb b/lib/default_http_client.rb
index 7b8aef3..8381cdb 100644
--- a/lib/default_http_client.rb
+++ b/lib/default_http_client.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def initialize(config)
                 backoff_factor: 2
       f.options.timeout = config.connect_timeout
       f.options.open_timeout = config.connection_request_timeout
-      f.adapter :net_http_persistent, pool_size: 20 do |http|
-        http.idle_timeout = 5
+      f.adapter :net_http_persistent, pool_size: config.pool_size do |http|
+        http.idle_timeout = config.pool_idle_timeout
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/default_http_client_config.rb b/lib/default_http_client_config.rb
index 016ed3b..1cd212f 100644
--- a/lib/default_http_client_config.rb
+++ b/lib/default_http_client_config.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ class DefaultHttpClientConfig
   attr_accessor :connect_timeout,
                 :connection_request_timeout,
                 :retry_interval,
-                :max_retries
+                :max_retries,
+                :pool_size,
+                :pool_idle_timeout
 
   def self.create
     DefaultHttpClientConfig.new
@@ -15,5 +17,7 @@ def initialize
     @connection_request_timeout = 3.0
     @retry_interval = 0.5
     @max_retries = 5
+    @pool_size = 20
+    @pool_idle_timeout = 5
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/default_http_client_config_spec.rb b/spec/default_http_client_config_spec.rb
index 17d8e3f..14465a0 100644
--- a/spec/default_http_client_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/default_http_client_config_spec.rb
@@ -21,4 +21,18 @@
     config.retry_interval = 123
     expect(config.retry_interval).to eq(123)
   end
+
+  it ".pool_size" do
+    config = described_class.new
+    expect(config.pool_size).to eq(20)
+    config.pool_size = 50
+    expect(config.pool_size).to eq(50)
+  end
+
+  it ".pool_idle_timeout" do
+    config = described_class.new
+    expect(config.pool_idle_timeout).to eq(5)
+    config.pool_idle_timeout = 10
+    expect(config.pool_idle_timeout).to eq(10)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/default_http_client_spec.rb b/spec/default_http_client_spec.rb
index 099231e..8260aa3 100644
--- a/spec/default_http_client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/default_http_client_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,78 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "default_http_client"
-require "context"
+require "default_http_client_config"
 
 RSpec.describe DefaultHttpClient do
+  describe "#initialize" do
+    it "configures Faraday with custom pool_size" do
+      config = DefaultHttpClientConfig.create
+      config.pool_size = 42
+
+      expect_any_instance_of(Faraday::Connection).to receive(:adapter)
+        .with(:net_http_persistent, pool_size: 42)
+        .and_call_original
+
+      described_class.create(config)
+    end
+
+    it "configures Faraday with custom pool_idle_timeout" do
+      config = DefaultHttpClientConfig.create
+      config.pool_idle_timeout = 15
+
+      block_called = false
+      idle_timeout_value = nil
+
+      allow_any_instance_of(Faraday::Connection).to receive(:adapter)
+        .with(:net_http_persistent, pool_size: config.pool_size) do |&block|
+          http = double("http")
+          allow(http).to receive(:idle_timeout=) { |val| idle_timeout_value = val }
+          block.call(http) if block
+          block_called = true
+        end
+
+      described_class.create(config)
+
+      expect(block_called).to be true
+      expect(idle_timeout_value).to eq(15)
+    end
+
+    it "uses default pool_size of 20" do
+      config = DefaultHttpClientConfig.create
+
+      expect_any_instance_of(Faraday::Connection).to receive(:adapter)
+        .with(:net_http_persistent, pool_size: 20)
+        .and_call_original
+
+      described_class.create(config)
+    end
+
+    it "uses default pool_idle_timeout of 5" do
+      config = DefaultHttpClientConfig.create
+
+      block_called = false
+      idle_timeout_value = nil
+
+      allow_any_instance_of(Faraday::Connection).to receive(:adapter)
+        .with(:net_http_persistent, pool_size: 20) do |&block|
+          http = double("http")
+          allow(http).to receive(:idle_timeout=) { |val| idle_timeout_value = val }
+          block.call(http) if block
+          block_called = true
+        end
+
+      described_class.create(config)
+
+      expect(block_called).to be true
+      expect(idle_timeout_value).to eq(5)
+    end
+
+    it "uses the net_http_persistent adapter" do
+      config = DefaultHttpClientConfig.create
+      client = described_class.create(config)
+      adapter = client.session.builder.adapter
+
+      expect(adapter.klass).to eq(Faraday::Adapter::NetHttpPersistent)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 4b08390..a4c06b3 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require "ostruct"
 require "absmartly"
 require "helpers"