diff --git a/files/custom/Espo/Modules/SmartAssistant/Services/SmartAssistantService.php b/files/custom/Espo/Modules/SmartAssistant/Services/SmartAssistantService.php
index 5e96fbf..15318f4 100644
--- a/files/custom/Espo/Modules/SmartAssistant/Services/SmartAssistantService.php
+++ b/files/custom/Espo/Modules/SmartAssistant/Services/SmartAssistantService.php
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class SmartAssistantService
             CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $payload,
             CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
             CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => $headers,
-            CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 180,
+            CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 600,
             CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT => 10,
         ]);
 
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 3621dbd..019717e 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
     "module": "SmartAssistant",
     "description": "Unified AI Assistant for Legal CRM — floating chat with case memory, office alerts, and AI Gateway integration",
     "author": "klear",
-    "version": "2.8.0",
+    "version": "2.8.1",
     "acceptableVersions": [
         ">=8.0.0"
     ],
-    "releaseDate": "2026-04-19",
+    "releaseDate": "2026-05-06",
     "php": [
         ">=8.1"
     ]