diff --git a/Chart.yaml b/Chart.yaml
index 85ec95d9..0ae6768c 100644
--- a/Chart.yaml
+++ b/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v2
 name: nifi
-version: 1.1.5
+version: 1.6.5
 appVersion: 1.23.2
 description: Apache NiFi is a software project from the Apache Software Foundation designed to automate the flow of data between software systems.
 keywords:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97b58ef5..b4842c10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the nifi chart and the
 | `properties.httpPort`                                                       | web properties HTTP port                                                                                           | `8080`                          |
 | `properties.httpsPort`                                                      | web properties HTTPS port                                                                                          | `null`                          |
 | `properties.clusterPort`                                                    | cluster node port                                                                                                  | `6007`                          |
+| `properties.clusterNodeConnectionTimeout`                                   | cluster node connection timeout                                                                                    | `5 sec`                         |
+| `properties.clusterNodeReadTimeout`                                         | cluster node read timeout                                                                                          | `5 sec`                         |
+| `properties.zookeeperConnectTimeout`                                        | zookeeper connect timeout                                                                                          | `3 secs`                        |
+| `properties.zookeeperSessionTimeout`                                        | zookeeper session timeout                                                                                          | `3 secs`                        |
 | `properties.provenanceStorage`                                              | nifi provenance repository max storage size                                                                        | `8 GB`                          |
 | `properties.provenanceMaxStorageTime`                                       | nifi provenance repository max storage time                                                                        | `10 days`                          |
 | `properties.siteToSite.secure`                                              | Site to Site properties Secure mode                                                                                | `false`                         |
diff --git a/configs/nifi.properties b/configs/nifi.properties
index d98a5c16..b9d2a436 100644
--- a/configs/nifi.properties
+++ b/configs/nifi.properties
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ nifi.cluster.node.protocol.port={{.Values.properties.clusterPort}}
 nifi.cluster.node.protocol.threads=10
 nifi.cluster.node.protocol.max.threads=50
 nifi.cluster.node.event.history.size=25
-nifi.cluster.node.connection.timeout=5 sec
-nifi.cluster.node.read.timeout=5 sec
+nifi.cluster.node.connection.timeout={{.Values.properties.clusterNodeConnectionTimeout}}
+nifi.cluster.node.read.timeout={{.Values.properties.clusterNodeReadTimeout}}
 nifi.cluster.node.max.concurrent.requests=100
 nifi.cluster.firewall.file=
 nifi.cluster.flow.election.max.wait.time=1 mins
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ nifi.cluster.flow.election.max.candidates=
 # zookeeper properties, used for cluster management #
 nifi.zookeeper.client.ensembleTracker={{.Values.properties.zkClientEnsembleTraker}}
 nifi.zookeeper.connect.string=
-nifi.zookeeper.connect.timeout=3 secs
-nifi.zookeeper.session.timeout=3 secs
+nifi.zookeeper.connect.timeout={{.Values.properties.zookeeperConnectTimeout}}
+nifi.zookeeper.session.timeout={{.Values.properties.zookeeperSessionTimeout}}
 nifi.zookeeper.root.node=/nifi
 
 # Zookeeper properties for the authentication scheme used when creating acls on znodes used for cluster management
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index e8ee8e42..faf11791 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ properties:
   webProxyHost: # <clusterIP>:<NodePort> (If Nifi service is NodePort or LoadBalancer)
   clusterPort: 6007
   zkClientEnsembleTraker: false # https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-10481
+  clusterNodeConnectionTimeout: '5 sec'
+  clusterNodeReadTimeout: '5 sec'
+  zookeeperConnectTimeout: '3 secs'
+  zookeeperSessionTimeout: '3 secs'
   provenanceStorage: "8 GB"
   provenanceMaxStorageTime: "10 days"
   siteToSite: