diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa35d00..d983800 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func main() {
 
 | Option                  | Default           | Description                               |
 |-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
+| `WithMinWorkers`        | `0`               | Set the minimum number of workers         |
 | `WithMaxWorkers`        | `5`               | Set the maximum number of workers         |
 | `WithWorkerIdleTimeout` | `3 * time.Second` | Set the destroyed timeout of idle workers |
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 83ebb3e..ac1ceb5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/B1NARY-GR0UP/violin
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 34a046a..c6aeed2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ3
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0 h1:L/CwN0zerZDmRFUapSPitk6f+Q3+0za1rQkzVuMiMFI=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
@@ -12,5 +13,6 @@ go.uber.org/goleak v1.2.1 h1:NBol2c7O1ZokfZ0LEU9K6Whx/KnwvepVetCUhtKja4A=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.2.1/go.mod h1:qlT2yGI9QafXHhZZLxlSuNsMw3FFLxBr+tBRlmO1xH4=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127 h1:qIbj1fsPNlZgppZ+VLlY7N33q108Sa+fhmuc+sWQYwY=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/helper.go b/helper.go
index ba2c1e4..d2b0dc8 100644
--- a/helper.go
+++ b/helper.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ LOOP:
 				v.waitingQ.AddLast(task)
 			}
 		case <-timer.C:
-			if v.WorkerNum() > 0 {
+			if int(v.WorkerNum()) > v.MinWorkerNum() {
 				v.tryDismiss()
 			}
 			timer.Reset(v.options.workerIdleTimeout)
diff --git a/option.go b/option.go
index 0f97bb3..3a8b620 100644
--- a/option.go
+++ b/option.go
@@ -20,17 +20,20 @@ import "time"
 type Option func(*options)
 
 type options struct {
+	minWorkers        int
 	maxWorkers        int
 	workerIdleTimeout time.Duration
 }
 
 var defaultOptions = options{
+	minWorkers:        0,
 	maxWorkers:        5,
 	workerIdleTimeout: 3 * time.Second,
 }
 
 func newOptions(opts ...Option) *options {
 	options := &options{
+		minWorkers:        defaultOptions.minWorkers,
 		maxWorkers:        defaultOptions.maxWorkers,
 		workerIdleTimeout: defaultOptions.workerIdleTimeout,
 	}
@@ -44,6 +47,16 @@ func (o *options) apply(opts ...Option) {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithMinWorkers set the minimum number of workers
+func WithMinWorkers(min int) Option {
+	if min < 0 {
+		min = 0
+	}
+	return func(o *options) {
+		o.minWorkers = min
+	}
+}
+
 // WithMaxWorkers set the maximum number of workers
 func WithMaxWorkers(max int) Option {
 	if max < 1 {
diff --git a/option_test.go b/option_test.go
index a91a790..094dfbf 100644
--- a/option_test.go
+++ b/option_test.go
@@ -24,15 +24,18 @@ import (
 
 func TestOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	options := newOptions(
+		WithMinWorkers(5),
 		WithMaxWorkers(13),
 		WithWorkerIdleTimeout(time.Second*10),
 	)
+	assert.Equal(t, 5, options.minWorkers)
 	assert.Equal(t, 13, options.maxWorkers)
 	assert.Equal(t, time.Second*10, options.workerIdleTimeout)
 }
 
 func TestDefaultOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	options := newOptions()
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, options.minWorkers)
 	assert.Equal(t, 5, options.maxWorkers)
 	assert.Equal(t, time.Second*3, options.workerIdleTimeout)
 }
diff --git a/violin.go b/violin.go
index 134c725..701dff2 100644
--- a/violin.go
+++ b/violin.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // New VIOLIN worker pool
+// TODO: improve performance
 func New(opts ...Option) *Violin {
 	options := newOptions(opts...)
 	v := &Violin{
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ func (v *Violin) IsShutdown() bool {
 	return atomic.LoadUint32(&v.status) == statusShutdown
 }
 
+// MinWorkerNum returns the minimum number of workers
+func (v *Violin) MinWorkerNum() int {
+	return v.options.minWorkers
+}
+
 // MaxWorkerNum returns the maximum number of workers
 func (v *Violin) MaxWorkerNum() int {
 	return v.options.maxWorkers