diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6bb4c6f..607c8ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 3.8.1
+ - Feat: cast true/false values for additional_settings [#232](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-s3/pull/232)
+
 ## 3.8.0
  - Add ECS v8 support.
 
diff --git a/lib/logstash/inputs/s3.rb b/lib/logstash/inputs/s3.rb
index 91b51d5..3852d82 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/inputs/s3.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/inputs/s3.rb
@@ -353,14 +353,22 @@ def sincedb_file
   end
 
   def symbolized_settings
-    @symbolized_settings ||= symbolize(@additional_settings)
+    @symbolized_settings ||= symbolize_keys_and_cast_true_false(@additional_settings)
   end
 
-  def symbolize(hash)
-    return hash unless hash.is_a?(Hash)
-    symbolized = {}
-    hash.each { |key, value| symbolized[key.to_sym] = symbolize(value) }
-    symbolized
+  def symbolize_keys_and_cast_true_false(hash)
+    case hash
+    when Hash
+      symbolized = {}
+      hash.each { |key, value| symbolized[key.to_sym] = symbolize_keys_and_cast_true_false(value) }
+      symbolized
+    when 'true'
+      true
+    when 'false'
+      false
+    else
+      hash
+    end
   end
 
   def ignore_filename?(filename)
diff --git a/logstash-input-s3.gemspec b/logstash-input-s3.gemspec
index 043d79c..021849a 100644
--- a/logstash-input-s3.gemspec
+++ b/logstash-input-s3.gemspec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.name            = 'logstash-input-s3'
-  s.version         = '3.8.0'
+  s.version         = '3.8.1'
   s.licenses        = ['Apache-2.0']
   s.summary         = "Streams events from files in a S3 bucket"
   s.description     = "This gem is a Logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/logstash-plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"
diff --git a/spec/inputs/s3_spec.rb b/spec/inputs/s3_spec.rb
index f4a06d7..9d9eb4c 100644
--- a/spec/inputs/s3_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/inputs/s3_spec.rb
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
     end
 
     describe "additional_settings" do
-      context 'when force_path_style is set' do
+      context "supported settings" do
         let(:settings) {
           {
-            "additional_settings" => { "force_path_style" => true },
+            "additional_settings" => { "force_path_style" => 'true', "ssl_verify_peer" => 'false', "profile" => 'logstash' },
             "bucket" => "logstash-test",
           }
         }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         it 'should instantiate AWS::S3 clients with force_path_style set' do
           expect(Aws::S3::Resource).to receive(:new).with({
             :region => subject.region,
-            :force_path_style => true
+            :force_path_style => true, :ssl_verify_peer => false, :profile => 'logstash'
           }).and_call_original
 
           subject.send(:get_s3object)