diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3459264..31e00c7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.8.1 - 2024-01-31
+### Fixed
+- Extended default proxy request timeout to 10m
+
 ## 1.8.0 - 2024-01-26
 ### Added
 - Added key authentication for admin endpoints
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index f152055..784bc2b 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	OpenAiKey                string        `env:"OPENAI_API_KEY"`
 	StatsProvider            string        `env:"STATS_PROVIDER"`
 	AdminPass                string        `env:"ADMIN_PASS"`
-	ProxyTimeout             time.Duration `env:"PROXY_TIMEOUT" envDefault:"180s"`
+	ProxyTimeout             time.Duration `env:"PROXY_TIMEOUT" envDefault:"600s"`
 }
 
 func ParseEnvVariables() (*Config, error) {