diff --git a/AutoUpdater.NET/AutoUpdater.cs b/AutoUpdater.NET/AutoUpdater.cs
index 480419c5..7f6c2818 100644
--- a/AutoUpdater.NET/AutoUpdater.cs
+++ b/AutoUpdater.NET/AutoUpdater.cs
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ public static class AutoUpdater
     /// </summary>
     public static Mode UpdateMode;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Set the timeout in milliseconds for WebRequest of WebClient, default is 100000ms
+    /// </summary>
+    public static int Timeout = 100000;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     An event that developers can use to exit the application gracefully.
     /// </summary>
@@ -734,7 +739,8 @@ internal static MyWebClient GetWebClient(Uri uri, IAuthentication basicAuthentic
     {
         var webClient = new MyWebClient
         {
-            CachePolicy = new RequestCachePolicy(RequestCacheLevel.NoCacheNoStore)
+            CachePolicy = new RequestCachePolicy(RequestCacheLevel.NoCacheNoStore),
+            Timeout = AutoUpdater.Timeout
         };
 
         if (Proxy != null)
diff --git a/AutoUpdater.NET/MyWebClient.cs b/AutoUpdater.NET/MyWebClient.cs
index 967d6a4e..95afae1f 100644
--- a/AutoUpdater.NET/MyWebClient.cs
+++ b/AutoUpdater.NET/MyWebClient.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ public class MyWebClient : WebClient
     /// </summary>
     public Uri ResponseUri;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Set Request timeout in milliseconds
+    /// </summary>
+    public int Timeout;
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     protected override WebResponse GetWebResponse(WebRequest request, IAsyncResult result)
     {
@@ -18,4 +23,12 @@ protected override WebResponse GetWebResponse(WebRequest request, IAsyncResult r
         ResponseUri = webResponse.ResponseUri;
         return webResponse;
     }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    protected override WebRequest GetWebRequest(Uri address)
+    {
+        WebRequest webRequest = base.GetWebRequest(address);
+        webRequest.Timeout = Timeout;
+        return webRequest;
+    }
 }
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