diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e253fb0..e9de1ed3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [2.30.4] - 2024-10-15
+### Added
+#### BOS option
+- cfs_read_timeout: Allow the amount of time BOS waits for a response from CFS before
+  timing out to be configurable
 
 ## [2.30.3] - 2024-10-10
 ### Changed
diff --git a/api/openapi.yaml.in b/api/openapi.yaml.in
index 9cb652be..31475590 100644
--- a/api/openapi.yaml.in
+++ b/api/openapi.yaml.in
@@ -976,6 +976,13 @@ components:
         Options for the Boot Orchestration Service.
       type: object
       properties:
+        cfs_read_timeout:
+          type: integer
+          description: |
+            The amount of time (in seconds) to wait for a response before timing out a request to CFS
+          example: 20
+          minimum: 10
+          maximum: 86400
         cleanup_completed_session_ttl:
           type: string
           description: |
diff --git a/src/bos/common/options.py b/src/bos/common/options.py
index d876e50a..f01914c6 100644
--- a/src/bos/common/options.py
+++ b/src/bos/common/options.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 # code should either import this dict directly, or (preferably) access
 # its values indirectly using a DefaultOptions object
 DEFAULTS = {
+    'cfs_read_timeout': 20,
     'cleanup_completed_session_ttl': "7d",
     'clear_stage': False,
     'component_actual_state_ttl': "4h",
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ def get_option(self, key: str) -> Any:
     # All these do is convert the response to the appropriate type for the option,
     # and return it.
 
+    @property
+    def cfs_read_timeout(self) -> int:
+        return int(self.get_option('cfs_read_timeout'))
+
     @property
     def cleanup_completed_session_ttl(self) -> str:
         return str(self.get_option('cleanup_completed_session_ttl'))
diff --git a/src/bos/operators/utils/clients/cfs.py b/src/bos/operators/utils/clients/cfs.py
index 6c532b5a..5ac48265 100644
--- a/src/bos/operators/utils/clients/cfs.py
+++ b/src/bos/operators/utils/clients/cfs.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #
 from collections import defaultdict
 import logging
+from bos.operators.utils.clients.bos.options import options
 from requests.exceptions import HTTPError
 
 from bos.common.utils import compact_response_text, exc_type_msg, requests_retry_session, PROTOCOL
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ def get_components(session=None, **params):
     Returns the list of CFS components
     """
     if not session:
-        session = requests_retry_session()
+        session = requests_retry_session(read_timeout=options.cfs_read_timeout)  # pylint: disable=redundant-keyword-arg
     component_list = []
     while params is not None:
         LOGGER.debug("GET %s with params=%s", COMPONENTS_ENDPOINT, params)
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ def patch_components(data, session=None):
         LOGGER.warning("patch_components called without data; returning without action.")
         return
     if not session:
-        session = requests_retry_session()
+        session = requests_retry_session(read_timeout=options.cfs_read_timeout)  # pylint: disable=redundant-keyword-arg
     LOGGER.debug("PATCH %s with body=%s", COMPONENTS_ENDPOINT, data)
     response = session.patch(COMPONENTS_ENDPOINT, json=data)
     LOGGER.debug("Response status code=%d, reason=%s, body=%s", response.status_code,
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ def get_components_from_id_list(id_list):
         LOGGER.warning("get_components_from_id_list called without IDs; returning without action.")
         return []
     LOGGER.debug("get_components_from_id_list called with %d IDs", len(id_list))
-    session = requests_retry_session()
+    session = requests_retry_session(read_timeout=options.cfs_read_timeout)  # pylint: disable=redundant-keyword-arg
     component_list = []
     while id_list:
         next_batch = id_list[:GET_BATCH_SIZE]
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ def patch_desired_config(node_ids, desired_config, enabled=False, tags=None, cle
         return
     LOGGER.debug("patch_desired_config called on %d IDs with desired_config=%s enabled=%s tags=%s"
                  " clear_state=%s", len(node_ids), desired_config, enabled, tags, clear_state)
-    session = requests_retry_session()
+    session = requests_retry_session(read_timeout=options.cfs_read_timeout)  # pylint: disable=redundant-keyword-arg
     node_patch = {
         'enabled': enabled,
         'desired_config': desired_config,