diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/kafbat/ui/service/ApplicationInfoService.java b/api/src/main/java/io/kafbat/ui/service/ApplicationInfoService.java
index 0a04ce9d6..11221cd4d 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/kafbat/ui/service/ApplicationInfoService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/kafbat/ui/service/ApplicationInfoService.java
@@ -13,16 +13,18 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.info.BuildProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.info.GitProperties;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Scheduled;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
 @Service
 public class ApplicationInfoService {
+  @Value("${github.release.info.timeout:10}")
+  private int githubApiMaxWaitTime;
 
-  private final GithubReleaseInfo githubReleaseInfo = new GithubReleaseInfo();
+  private final GithubReleaseInfo githubReleaseInfo = new GithubReleaseInfo(githubApiMaxWaitTime);
 
   private final DynamicConfigOperations dynamicConfigOperations;
   private final BuildProperties buildProperties;
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/kafbat/ui/util/GithubReleaseInfo.java b/api/src/main/java/io/kafbat/ui/util/GithubReleaseInfo.java
index e3f546ad8..0db6d3a61 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/kafbat/ui/util/GithubReleaseInfo.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/kafbat/ui/util/GithubReleaseInfo.java
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ public class GithubReleaseInfo {
   private static final String GITHUB_LATEST_RELEASE_RETRIEVAL_URL =
       "https://api.github.com/repos/kafbat/kafka-ui/releases/latest";
 
-  private static final Duration GITHUB_API_MAX_WAIT_TIME = Duration.ofSeconds(10);
-
   public record GithubReleaseDto(String html_url, String tag_name, String published_at) {
 
     static GithubReleaseDto empty() {
@@ -24,17 +22,17 @@ static GithubReleaseDto empty() {
 
   private final Mono<Void> refreshMono;
 
-  public GithubReleaseInfo() {
-    this(GITHUB_LATEST_RELEASE_RETRIEVAL_URL);
+  public GithubReleaseInfo(int githubApiMaxWaitTime) {
+    this(GITHUB_LATEST_RELEASE_RETRIEVAL_URL, githubApiMaxWaitTime);
   }
 
   @VisibleForTesting
-  GithubReleaseInfo(String url) {
+  GithubReleaseInfo(String url, int githubApiMaxWaitTime) {
     this.refreshMono = new WebClientConfigurator().build()
         .get()
         .uri(url)
         .exchangeToMono(resp -> resp.bodyToMono(GithubReleaseDto.class))
-        .timeout(GITHUB_API_MAX_WAIT_TIME)
+        .timeout(Duration.ofSeconds(githubApiMaxWaitTime))
         .doOnError(th -> log.trace("Error getting latest github release info", th))
         .onErrorResume(th -> true, th -> Mono.just(GithubReleaseDto.empty()))
         .doOnNext(release -> this.release = release)
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/io/kafbat/ui/util/GithubReleaseInfoTest.java b/api/src/test/java/io/kafbat/ui/util/GithubReleaseInfoTest.java
index 2f97d7a3a..8d78cedfc 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/io/kafbat/ui/util/GithubReleaseInfoTest.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/io/kafbat/ui/util/GithubReleaseInfoTest.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void test() {
             """));
     var url = mockWebServer.url("repos/kafbat/kafka-ui/releases/latest").toString();
 
-    var infoHolder = new GithubReleaseInfo(url);
+    var infoHolder = new GithubReleaseInfo(url, 10);
     infoHolder.refresh().block();
 
     var i = infoHolder.get();