diff --git a/zero/src/prover.rs b/zero/src/prover.rs
index 3916f98d2..794c61878 100644
--- a/zero/src/prover.rs
+++ b/zero/src/prover.rs
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ use crate::ops;
 //
 // While proving a block interval, we will output proofs corresponding to block
 // batches as soon as they are generated.
-const PARALLEL_BLOCK_PROVING_PERMIT_POOL_SIZE: usize = 16;
-static PARALLEL_BLOCK_PROVING_PERMIT_POOL: Semaphore =
-    Semaphore::const_new(PARALLEL_BLOCK_PROVING_PERMIT_POOL_SIZE);
+const DEFAULT_PARALLEL_BLOCK_PROVING_PERMIT_POOL_SIZE: usize = 16;
+static PARALLEL_BLOCK_PROVING_PERMIT_POOL: Semaphore = Semaphore::const_new(0);
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ProverConfig {
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ pub struct ProverConfig {
     pub proof_output_dir: PathBuf,
     pub keep_intermediate_proofs: bool,
     pub block_batch_size: usize,
+    pub block_pool_size: usize,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
@@ -242,6 +242,16 @@ pub async fn prove(
     let mut task_set: JoinSet<
         std::result::Result<std::result::Result<u64, anyhow::Error>, anyhow::Error>,
     > = JoinSet::new();
+
+    if prover_config.block_pool_size > 0 {
+        PARALLEL_BLOCK_PROVING_PERMIT_POOL.add_permits(prover_config.block_pool_size);
+    } else {
+        anyhow::bail!(
+            "block_pool_size should be greater than 0, value passed from cli is {}",
+            prover_config.block_pool_size
+        );
+    }
+
     while let Some((block_prover_input, is_last_block)) = block_receiver.recv().await {
         block_counter += 1;
         let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel::<GeneratedBlockProof>();
diff --git a/zero/src/prover/cli.rs b/zero/src/prover/cli.rs
index e55141b7a..94ca03ed4 100644
--- a/zero/src/prover/cli.rs
+++ b/zero/src/prover/cli.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ pub struct CliProverConfig {
     /// generate one proof file.
     #[arg(long, default_value_t = 8)]
     block_batch_size: usize,
+    /// The maximum number of block proving tasks that can run in parallel.
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 16)]
+    block_pool_size: usize,
 }
 
 impl From<CliProverConfig> for super::ProverConfig {
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ impl From<CliProverConfig> for super::ProverConfig {
             proof_output_dir: cli.proof_output_dir,
             keep_intermediate_proofs: cli.keep_intermediate_proofs,
             block_batch_size: cli.block_batch_size,
+            block_pool_size: cli.block_pool_size,
         }
     }
 }