diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 614da01..fdbfb8a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core'
 
 
-    implementation 'org.hyperledger.besu.internal:pipeline'
-    implementation 'org.hyperledger.besu.internal:rlp'
-    implementation 'org.hyperledger.besu:plugin-api'
+    implementation 'org.hyperledger.besu.internal:besu-services-pipeline'
+    implementation 'org.hyperledger.besu.internal:besu-ethereum-rlp'
+    implementation 'org.hyperledger.besu:besu-plugin-api'
     implementation 'org.hyperledger.besu:besu-datatypes'
     implementation 'info.picocli:picocli'
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a5366fe..94cb7a8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 releaseVersion=0.3.9-SNAPSHOT
-besuVersion=25.5.0
+besuVersion=25.9.0
diff --git a/gradle/versions.gradle b/gradle/versions.gradle
index 78ce013..9119ca8 100644
--- a/gradle/versions.gradle
+++ b/gradle/versions.gradle
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ dependencyManagement {
         dependency 'tech.pegasys.tools.epchecks:errorprone-checks:1.1.1'
 
         // Besu dependencies
-        dependency "org.hyperledger.besu:plugin-api:${besuVersion}"
+        dependency "org.hyperledger.besu:besu-plugin-api:${besuVersion}"
         dependency "org.hyperledger.besu:besu-datatypes:${besuVersion}"
-        dependency "org.hyperledger.besu.internal:pipeline:${besuVersion}"
-        dependency "org.hyperledger.besu.internal:rlp:${besuVersion}"
+        dependency "org.hyperledger.besu.internal:besu-services-pipeline:${besuVersion}"
+        dependency "org.hyperledger.besu.internal:besu-ethereum-rlp:${besuVersion}"
 
 
         // Logging dependencies
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/consensys/fleet/common/plugin/FleetPlugin.java b/src/main/java/net/consensys/fleet/common/plugin/FleetPlugin.java
index 2c2d779..771d8dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/consensys/fleet/common/plugin/FleetPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/consensys/fleet/common/plugin/FleetPlugin.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.BesuPlugin;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.ServiceManager;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.BesuConfiguration;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.BesuEvents;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.BlockchainService;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.PicoCLIOptions;
@@ -90,9 +91,22 @@ public void register(final ServiceManager serviceManager) {
     }
     cmdlineOptions.get().addPicoCLIOptions(NAME, CLI_OPTIONS);
 
+    LOG.debug("Loading BesuConfiguration service");
+    final BesuConfiguration besuConfigurationService =
+        serviceManager
+            .getService(BesuConfiguration.class)
+            .orElseThrow(
+                () ->
+                    new IllegalStateException(
+                        "Expecting a BesuConfiguration service, but none found."));
+
     LOG.info("Creating peer manager");
-    peerManagers = new PeerNodesManager();
-    this.webClient = new WebClientWrapper(convertMapperProvider, peerManagers);
+    this.peerManagers = new PeerNodesManager();
+    this.webClient =
+        new WebClientWrapper(
+            convertMapperProvider,
+            peerManagers,
+            besuConfigurationService.getConfiguredRpcHttpTimeoutSec());
 
     LOG.info("Setting up RPC endpoints");
     final List<PluginRpcMethod> pluginRpcMethods = createServerMethods();
@@ -179,6 +193,7 @@ public void stop() {
   private void createPeerNetworkMaintainer() {
     LOG.info("Setting up connection parameters");
     final PeerNetworkMaintainer peerNetworkMaintainer;
+
     switch (CLI_OPTIONS.getNodeRole()) {
       case LEADER -> {
         /* ********** LEADER ************* */
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/consensys/fleet/common/rpc/client/WebClientWrapper.java b/src/main/java/net/consensys/fleet/common/rpc/client/WebClientWrapper.java
index d0f2c77..1268906 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/consensys/fleet/common/rpc/client/WebClientWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/consensys/fleet/common/rpc/client/WebClientWrapper.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import io.vertx.core.Vertx;
@@ -39,11 +40,15 @@ public class WebClientWrapper {
   private final WebClient webClient;
   private final ConvertMapperProvider convertMapperProvider;
   private final PeerNodesManager peerManagers;
+  private final long timeoutInMillisecond;
 
   public WebClientWrapper(
-      final ConvertMapperProvider convertMapperProvider, final PeerNodesManager peerManagers) {
+      final ConvertMapperProvider convertMapperProvider,
+      final PeerNodesManager peerManagers,
+      final long timeoutInMillisecond) {
     this.peerManagers = peerManagers;
     this.convertMapperProvider = convertMapperProvider;
+    this.timeoutInMillisecond = TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(timeoutInMillisecond);
     this.webClient = WebClient.create(Vertx.vertx(), new WebClientOptions());
   }
 
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ public CompletableFuture<HttpResponse<Buffer>> sendToLeader(
 
     webClient
         .post(leader.port(), leader.host(), endpoint)
-        .timeout(100)
+        .timeout(timeoutInMillisecond)
         .putHeader("Content-Type", CONTENT_TYPE)
         .sendJsonObject(
             jsonObject,
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ public void sendToFollowers(final String endpoint, final String methodName, fina
             peerNode -> {
               webClient
                   .post(peerNode.port(), peerNode.host(), endpoint)
-                  .timeout(100)
+                  .timeout(timeoutInMillisecond)
                   .putHeader("Content-Type", CONTENT_TYPE)
                   .sendJsonObject(
                       jsonObject,