diff --git a/src/main/scala/io/epiphanous/flinkrunner/model/sink/JdbcSinkConfig.scala b/src/main/scala/io/epiphanous/flinkrunner/model/sink/JdbcSinkConfig.scala
index 0d795bb..938e0a5 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/io/epiphanous/flinkrunner/model/sink/JdbcSinkConfig.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/io/epiphanous/flinkrunner/model/sink/JdbcSinkConfig.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ package io.epiphanous.flinkrunner.model.sink
 import com.typesafe.scalalogging.LazyLogging
 import io.epiphanous.flinkrunner.model.SupportedDatabase.{Postgresql, Snowflake}
 import io.epiphanous.flinkrunner.model._
-import io.epiphanous.flinkrunner.model.sink.JdbcSinkConfig.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT
+import io.epiphanous.flinkrunner.model.sink.JdbcSinkConfig.{
+  DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT,
+  DEFAULT_TIMESCALE_CHUNK_TIME_INTERVAL,
+  DEFAULT_TIMESCALE_NUMBER_PARTITIONS
+}
 import io.epiphanous.flinkrunner.operator.CreateTableJdbcSinkFunction
 import io.epiphanous.flinkrunner.util.SqlBuilder
 import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.RuntimeContext
@@ -12,11 +16,7 @@ import org.apache.flink.connector.jdbc.internal.JdbcOutputFormat
 import org.apache.flink.connector.jdbc.internal.JdbcOutputFormat.StatementExecutorFactory
 import org.apache.flink.connector.jdbc.internal.connection.SimpleJdbcConnectionProvider
 import org.apache.flink.connector.jdbc.internal.executor.JdbcBatchStatementExecutor
-import org.apache.flink.connector.jdbc.{
-  JdbcConnectionOptions,
-  JdbcExecutionOptions,
-  JdbcStatementBuilder
-}
+import org.apache.flink.connector.jdbc.{JdbcConnectionOptions, JdbcExecutionOptions, JdbcStatementBuilder}
 import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.datastream.DataStreamSink
 import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.scala.DataStream
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ case class JdbcSinkConfig[ADT <: FlinkEvent](
   }
 
   val isTimescale: Boolean = config
-    .getBooleanOpt(pfx("table.isTimescale"))
+    .getBooleanOpt(pfx("table.is.timescale"))
     .getOrElse(false)
 
   val sqlBuilder: SqlBuilder = SqlBuilder(product)
@@ -467,20 +467,42 @@ case class JdbcSinkConfig[ADT <: FlinkEvent](
 
     /**
       * If the sink is a PostgresDB with Timescale extension
-      * creates hypertable, with a time column.
+      * creates hypertable, with a partitioning column.
       */
     if (product == Postgresql && isTimescale) {
-      val timeColumn: String   = config.getString(pfx("table.timeColumn"))
-      val createHypertable: String = {
+      val timeColumn: String   = config.getString(pfx("table.time.column"))
+      val chunkTimeInterval: String = config
+        .getStringOpt(pfx("table.chunk.time.interval"))
+        .getOrElse(DEFAULT_TIMESCALE_CHUNK_TIME_INTERVAL)
+
+      val partitioningColumn: String = config
+        .getStringOpt(pfx("table.partitioning.column"))
+        .getOrElse("_no_partitioning_column_")
+
+      val numberPartitions: Int = config
+        .getIntOpt(pfx("table.number.partitions"))
+        .getOrElse(DEFAULT_TIMESCALE_NUMBER_PARTITIONS)
+
+      val createHypertableDml: String = {
         sqlBuilder
-          .append(s"SELECT create_hypertable('$table', '$timeColumn');")
+          .append(s"SELECT create_hypertable('$table', '$timeColumn'")
+          .append(s", chunk_time_interval => INTERVAL '$chunkTimeInterval'")
+
+        if (partitioningColumn != "_no_partitioning_column_")  {
+          sqlBuilder
+            .append(s", partitioning_column => '$partitioningColumn'")
+            .append(s", number_partitions => $numberPartitions")
+        }
+
+        sqlBuilder.append(");")
           .getSqlAndClear
       }
 
       logger.info(
-        s"creating hypertable for [$table] with time column: $timeColumn"
+        s"creating hypertable for [$table]: \n====\n$createHypertableDml\n====\n"
       )
-      stmt.executeQuery(createHypertable)
+
+      stmt.executeQuery(createHypertableDml)
     }
 
     stmt.close()
@@ -578,4 +600,6 @@ case class JdbcSinkConfig[ADT <: FlinkEvent](
 
 object JdbcSinkConfig {
   final val DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 5
+  final val DEFAULT_TIMESCALE_CHUNK_TIME_INTERVAL = "1 day"
+  final val DEFAULT_TIMESCALE_NUMBER_PARTITIONS = 4
 }
diff --git a/src/test/scala/io/epiphanous/flinkrunner/model/sink/JdbcSinkCreateTableTest.scala b/src/test/scala/io/epiphanous/flinkrunner/model/sink/JdbcSinkCreateTableTest.scala
index cf3d0e7..a987a5e 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/io/epiphanous/flinkrunner/model/sink/JdbcSinkCreateTableTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/io/epiphanous/flinkrunner/model/sink/JdbcSinkCreateTableTest.scala
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ class JdbcSinkCreateTableTest extends UnitSpec {
               |    }
               |    table = {
               |      name = test-table
-              |      isTimescale = true
-              |      timeColumn = "time"
+              |      is.timescale = true
+              |      time.column = time
+              |      chunk.time.interval = "1 hour"
+              |      partitioning.column = device_id
+              |      number.partitions = 4
               |      columns = [
               |        {
               |          name = id
@@ -48,6 +51,13 @@ class JdbcSinkCreateTableTest extends UnitSpec {
               |        {
               |          name = time
               |          type = TIMESTAMP
+              |          primary.key = 1
+              |        },
+              |        {
+              |          name = device_id
+              |          type = VARCHAR
+              |          precision = 100
+              |          primary.key = 1
               |        }
               |      ]
               |    }