diff --git a/lib/parliament/request/base_request.rb b/lib/parliament/request/base_request.rb
index c4f49af..81d1e47 100644
--- a/lib/parliament/request/base_request.rb
+++ b/lib/parliament/request/base_request.rb
@@ -128,9 +128,10 @@ def get(params: nil)
       #
       # @param [Hash] params (optional) additional URI encoded form values to be added to the URI.
       # @param [String] body (optional) body of the post request.
+      # @param [Integer] timeout (optional) a Net::HTTP.read_timeout value passed suring the post.
       #
       # @return [Parliament::Response::BaseResponse] a Parliament::Response::BaseResponse object containing all of the data returned from the URL.
-      def post(params: nil, body: nil)
+      def post(params: nil, body: nil, timeout: 60)
         @query_params = @query_params.merge(params) unless params.nil?
 
         endpoint_uri = URI.parse(query_url)
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ def post(params: nil, body: nil)
 
         http = Net::HTTP.new(endpoint_uri.host, endpoint_uri.port)
         http.use_ssl = true if endpoint_uri.scheme == 'https'
+        http.read_timeout = timeout
 
         request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(
           endpoint_uri.request_uri,
diff --git a/lib/parliament/version.rb b/lib/parliament/version.rb
index d311d98..44aae64 100644
--- a/lib/parliament/version.rb
+++ b/lib/parliament/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Parliament
-  VERSION = '0.10.0'.freeze
+  VERSION = '0.10.1'.freeze
 end
diff --git a/spec/parliament/request/base_request_spec.rb b/spec/parliament/request/base_request_spec.rb
index d6082de..3495361 100644
--- a/spec/parliament/request/base_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/parliament/request/base_request_spec.rb
@@ -187,5 +187,18 @@
             with(:body => '{"foo":"bar","test":true,"number":1}').once
       end
     end
+
+    context 'it accepts a timeout' do
+      before :each do
+        stub_request(:post, 'http://localhost:3030/people').to_return(status: 200, body: '{}')
+      end
+
+      it 'still processes our request' do
+        Parliament::Request::BaseRequest.new(base_url: 'http://localhost:3030/people').post(body: { foo: 'bar', test: true, number: 1 }.to_json, timeout: 1)
+
+        expect(WebMock).to have_requested(:post, 'http://localhost:3030/people').
+            with(:body => '{"foo":"bar","test":true,"number":1}').once
+      end
+    end
   end
 end