diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98b93cfe74..08fc21177b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 <!-- towncrier release notes start -->
 
+## 0.5.3 (2024-03-03)
+
+
+### Improvements
+
+- Cahnged the JQ Entity processor to work with async callss to allow better parallelism and async work (#1)
+
+
 ## 0.5.2 (2024-02-21)
 
 
diff --git a/port_ocean/core/handlers/entity_processor/jq_entity_processor.py b/port_ocean/core/handlers/entity_processor/jq_entity_processor.py
index 7a7338cdbe..e4315af007 100644
--- a/port_ocean/core/handlers/entity_processor/jq_entity_processor.py
+++ b/port_ocean/core/handlers/entity_processor/jq_entity_processor.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import asyncio
+import functools
+from asyncio import TaskGroup
 from functools import lru_cache
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -22,14 +25,20 @@ class JQEntityProcessor(BaseEntityProcessor):
     def _compile(self, pattern: str) -> Any:
         return jq.compile(pattern)
 
-    def _search(self, data: dict[str, Any], pattern: str) -> Any:
+    async def _search(self, data: dict[str, Any], pattern: str) -> Any:
         try:
-            return self._compile(pattern).first(data)
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            compiled_pattern = self._compile(pattern)
+            first_value_callable = functools.partial(compiled_pattern.first, data)
+            return await loop.run_in_executor(None, first_value_callable)
         except Exception:
             return None
 
-    def _search_as_bool(self, data: dict[str, Any], pattern: str) -> bool:
-        value = self._compile(pattern).first(data)
+    async def _search_as_bool(self, data: dict[str, Any], pattern: str) -> bool:
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        compiled_pattern = self._compile(pattern)
+        first_value_callable = functools.partial(compiled_pattern.first, data)
+        value = await loop.run_in_executor(None, first_value_callable)
 
         if isinstance(value, bool):
             return value
@@ -38,33 +47,41 @@ def _search_as_bool(self, data: dict[str, Any], pattern: str) -> bool:
             f"Expected boolean value, got {type(value)} instead"
         )
 
-    def _search_as_object(
+    async def _search_as_object(
         self, data: dict[str, Any], obj: dict[str, Any]
     ) -> dict[str, Any | None]:
-        result: dict[str, Any | None] = {}
-        for key, value in obj.items():
-            try:
+        search_tasks = {}
+        async with TaskGroup() as tg:
+            for key, value in obj.items():
                 if isinstance(value, dict):
-                    result[key] = self._search_as_object(data, value)
+                    search_tasks[key] = tg.create_task(
+                        self._search_as_object(data, value)
+                    )
                 else:
-                    result[key] = self._search(data, value)
+                    search_tasks[key] = tg.create_task(self._search(data, value))
+
+        result: dict[str, Any | None] = {}
+        for key, task in search_tasks.items():
+            try:
+                result[key] = await task
             except Exception:
                 result[key] = None
+
         return result
 
-    def _calculate_entities(
+    async def _calculate_entities(
         self, mapping: ResourceConfig, raw_data: list[dict[str, Any]]
     ) -> list[Entity]:
-        entities = []
-        for data in raw_data:
-            should_run = self._search_as_bool(data, mapping.selector.query)
-
+        async def calculate_raw(data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+            should_run = await self._search_as_bool(data, mapping.selector.query)
             if should_run and mapping.port.entity:
-                entities.append(
-                    self._search_as_object(
-                        data, mapping.port.entity.mappings.dict(exclude_unset=True)
-                    )
+                return await self._search_as_object(
+                    data, mapping.port.entity.mappings.dict(exclude_unset=True)
                 )
+            return {}
+
+        entities_tasks = [asyncio.create_task(calculate_raw(data)) for data in raw_data]
+        entities = await asyncio.gather(*entities_tasks)
 
         return [
             Entity.parse_obj(entity_data)
@@ -77,10 +94,10 @@ def _calculate_entities(
     async def _parse_items(
         self, mapping: ResourceConfig, raw_results: RawEntityDiff
     ) -> EntityDiff:
-        entities_before: list[Entity] = self._calculate_entities(
+        entities_before: list[Entity] = await self._calculate_entities(
             mapping, raw_results["before"]
         )
-        entities_after: list[Entity] = self._calculate_entities(
+        entities_after: list[Entity] = await self._calculate_entities(
             mapping, raw_results["after"]
         )
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1e78a79cda..05909289b7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "port-ocean"
-version = "0.5.2"
+version = "0.5.3"
 description = "Port Ocean is a CLI tool for managing your Port projects."
 readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://app.getport.io"