diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf726bb..8f38329 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@
 
 * bump version number ([2eb5d71](https://www.github.com/ShipEngine/shipengine-php/commit/2eb5d710f82ccefd2110a720394234e47e38040e))
 * implement CD w/ release please ([5325e40](https://www.github.com/ShipEngine/shipengine-php/commit/5325e40f0bff35f8cda1fc5f67ce5f461345a905))
+
+## 1.0.1
+
+### Changes
+
+* increase default timeout from 15s to 60s
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5673296..b9aebe2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ $config = array(
     'apiKey' => $apiKey,
     'pageSize' => 75,
     'retries' => 3,
-    'timeout' => \DateInterval('PT15S')
+    'timeout' => \DateInterval('PT60S')
 );
 
 $shipengine = new ShipEngine($config);
diff --git a/src/ShipEngine.php b/src/ShipEngine.php
index 4a7803c..852bba2 100644
--- a/src/ShipEngine.php
+++ b/src/ShipEngine.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ final class ShipEngine
     /**
      * ShipEngine SDK Version
      */
-    public const VERSION = '1.0.0';
+    public const VERSION = '1.0.1';
 
     // /**
     //  *
diff --git a/tests/ShipEngineConfigTest.php b/tests/ShipEngineConfigTest.php
index 10d98a0..2db241f 100644
--- a/tests/ShipEngineConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/ShipEngineConfigTest.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
                 'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
                 'pageSize' => 75,
                 'retries' => 7,
-                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
                 'events' => null
             )
         );
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
                 'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
                 'pageSize' => 75,
                 'retries' => 7,
-                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
             )
         );
         // self::$goodAddress = new Address(
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public function testNoAPIKey(): void
                     'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
                     'pageSize' => 75,
                     'retries' => 7,
-                    'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                    'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
                     'events' => null
                 )
             );
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public function testEmptyAPIKey(): void
                     'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
                     'pageSize' => 75,
                     'retries' => 7,
-                    'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                    'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
                     'events' => null
                 )
             );
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public function testInvalidRetries(): void
                     'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
                     'pageSize' => 75,
                     'retries' => -7,
-                    'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                    'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
                     'events' => null
                 )
             );
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public function testMergeApiKey(): void
                 'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
                 'pageSize' => 75,
                 'retries' => 7,
-                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
                 'events' => null
             )
         );
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public function testMergeBaseUrl(): void
                 'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
                 'pageSize' => 75,
                 'retries' => 7,
-                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
                 'events' => null
             )
         );
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ public function testMergePageSize(): void
                 'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
                 'pageSize' => 75,
                 'retries' => 7,
-                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
                 'events' => null
             )
         );
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public function testMergeRetries(): void
                 'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
                 'pageSize' => 75,
                 'retries' => 7,
-                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
                 'events' => null
             )
         );
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public function testMergeTimeout(): void
                 'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
                 'pageSize' => 75,
                 'retries' => 7,
-                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
                 'events' => null
             )
         );
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public function testMergeTimeout(): void
     //                 'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
     //                 'pageSize' => 75,
     //                 'retries' => 0,
-    //                 'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+    //                 'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
     //             )
     //         );
     //         $shipengine->validateAddress($address429);
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ public function testMergeTimeout(): void
     //                 'apiKey' => 'baz',
     //                 'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
     //                 'pageSize' => 75,
-    //                 'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+    //                 'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
     //             )
     //         );
     //         $shipengine->validateAddress($address429);
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ public function testMergeTimeout(): void
     //                 'baseUrl' => self::$test_url,
     //                 'pageSize' => 75,
     //                 'retries' => 3,
-    //                 'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT15S'),
+    //                 'timeout' => new DateInterval('PT60S'),
     //             )
     //         );
     //         $shipengine->validateAddress($address429);
diff --git a/tests/ShipEngineTest.php b/tests/ShipEngineTest.php
index f4d5108..9e2d6d5 100644
--- a/tests/ShipEngineTest.php
+++ b/tests/ShipEngineTest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
                 'baseUrl' => 'https://api.shipengine.com',
                 'pageSize' => 75,
                 'retries' => 7,
-                'timeout' => new \DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                'timeout' => new \DateInterval('PT60S'),
             )
         );
     }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function testInstantiation(): void
                 'baseUrl' => 'https://api.shipengine.com',
                 'pageSize' => 75,
                 'retries' => 7,
-                'timeout' => new \DateInterval('PT15S'),
+                'timeout' => new \DateInterval('PT60S'),
             )
         );
         $this->assertInstanceOf(ShipEngine::class, $shipengineInit);
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 3eefcb9..7dea76e 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.0
+1.0.1