diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Revision history for haskell-amqp-utils
 
+## 0.4.4.1  -- 2020-08-19
+
+* change default connection timeout from 60 to 600s
+* update description
+
 ## 0.4.4.0  -- 2020-02-18
 
 * push callback options into environment variables
diff --git a/Network/AMQP/Utils/Options.hs b/Network/AMQP/Utils/Options.hs
--- a/Network/AMQP/Utils/Options.hs
+++ b/Network/AMQP/Utils/Options.hs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
       True
       True
       5
-      60
+      600
       False
       False
 
diff --git a/amqp-utils.cabal b/amqp-utils.cabal
--- a/amqp-utils.cabal
+++ b/amqp-utils.cabal
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name:                amqp-utils
 
-version:             0.4.4.0
+version:             0.4.4.1
 
-synopsis:            Generic Haskell AMQP tools
+synopsis:            AMQP toolset for the command line
 
 description:         AMQP tools consisting of:
   AMQP consumer which can