diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 12630ea..6e200b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 3.1.0 - 2022-04-09
+
+**Added**
+
+- Added support for `dispatchDeadline`. See README how to configure.
+
 ## 3.0.0 - 2022-04-03
 
 **Added**
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b4b053..1d31d44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ Please check the table below for supported Laravel and PHP versions:
       'handler' => env('STACKKIT_CLOUD_TASKS_HANDLER', ''),
       'queue' => env('STACKKIT_CLOUD_TASKS_QUEUE', 'default'),
       'service_account_email' => env('STACKKIT_CLOUD_TASKS_SERVICE_EMAIL', ''),
+      // Optional: The deadline for requests sent to the worker. If the worker does not
+      // respond by this deadline then the request is cancelled and the attempt is
+      // marked as a DEADLINE_EXCEEDED failure.
+      'dispatch_deadline' => null,
   ],
   ```
 
diff --git a/src/CloudTasksQueue.php b/src/CloudTasksQueue.php
index 883efd9..9a35298 100644
--- a/src/CloudTasksQueue.php
+++ b/src/CloudTasksQueue.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Google\Cloud\Tasks\V2\HttpRequest;
 use Google\Cloud\Tasks\V2\OidcToken;
 use Google\Cloud\Tasks\V2\Task;
+use Google\Protobuf\Duration;
 use Google\Protobuf\Timestamp;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\Queue as QueueContract;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Queue as LaravelQueue;
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@ protected function pushToCloudTasks($queue, $payload, $delay = 0)
         $task = $this->createTask();
         $task->setHttpRequest($httpRequest);
 
+        if (!empty($this->config['dispatch_deadline'])) {
+            $task->setDispatchDeadline(new Duration(['seconds' => $this->config['dispatch_deadline']]));
+        }
+
         $token = new OidcToken;
         $token->setServiceAccountEmail($this->config['service_account_email']);
         $httpRequest->setOidcToken($token);
diff --git a/tests/QueueTest.php b/tests/QueueTest.php
index 88f9fcc..68c1e10 100644
--- a/tests/QueueTest.php
+++ b/tests/QueueTest.php
@@ -85,6 +85,25 @@ public function it_will_set_the_scheduled_time_when_dispatching_later()
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @test
+     */
+    public function test_dispatch_deadline_config()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        CloudTasksApi::fake();
+        $this->setConfigValue('dispatch_deadline', 30);
+
+        // Act
+        $this->dispatch(new SimpleJob());
+
+        // Assert
+        CloudTasksApi::assertTaskCreated(function (Task $task) {
+            return $task->hasDispatchDeadline()
+                && $task->getDispatchDeadline()->getSeconds() === 30;
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * @test
      */