diff --git a/examples/scripts/listener_with_custom_connector.py b/examples/scripts/listener_with_custom_connector.py
index 7c1c17f..6041d69 100644
--- a/examples/scripts/listener_with_custom_connector.py
+++ b/examples/scripts/listener_with_custom_connector.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ def submit(self, parser):
             resp = requests.post(
                 url=self.config["url"],
                 headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
-                json={"msg": f"{subject}\n{content}\n{date}\n{some_specific_header}"}
+                json={"msg": f"{subject}\n{content}\n{date}\n{some_specific_header}"},
+                timeout=30
             )
             self.log.debug(f"connector 'my_custom_connector' responded with {resp.status_code} status {resp.text}")
         except Exception as req_err:
diff --git a/mail2beyond/connectors/discord.py b/mail2beyond/connectors/discord.py
index 348c59b..34b7ca1 100644
--- a/mail2beyond/connectors/discord.py
+++ b/mail2beyond/connectors/discord.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ def submit(self, parser):
             resp = requests.post(
                 url=self.config["webhook_url"],
                 headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
-                json={"content": f"*{parser.subject}*\n\n{parser.content}"}
+                json={"content": f"*{parser.subject}*\n\n{parser.content}"},
+                timeout=30
             )
             self.log.debug(f"connector '{self}' responded with {resp.status_code} status {resp.text}")
         except Exception as discord_req_err:
diff --git a/mail2beyond/connectors/google_chat.py b/mail2beyond/connectors/google_chat.py
index c12ea49..e7fa784 100644
--- a/mail2beyond/connectors/google_chat.py
+++ b/mail2beyond/connectors/google_chat.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ def submit(self, parser):
             resp = requests.post(
                 url=self.config["webhook_url"],
                 headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=UTF-8'},
-                json={"text": f"*{parser.subject}*\n\n{parser.content}"}
+                json={"text": f"*{parser.subject}*\n\n{parser.content}"},
+                timeout=30
             )
             self.log.debug(f"connector '{self}' responded with {resp.status_code} status {resp.text}")
         except Exception as google_chat_req_err:
diff --git a/mail2beyond/connectors/microsoft_teams.py b/mail2beyond/connectors/microsoft_teams.py
index 293283e..3e54a10 100644
--- a/mail2beyond/connectors/microsoft_teams.py
+++ b/mail2beyond/connectors/microsoft_teams.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ def submit(self, parser):
             resp = requests.post(
                 url=self.config["webhook_url"],
                 headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'},
-                json={"text": f"*{parser.subject}*\n\n{parser.content}"}
+                json={"text": f"*{parser.subject}*\n\n{parser.content}"},
+                timeout=30
             )
             self.log.debug(f"connector '{self}' responded with {resp.status_code} status {resp.text}")
         except Exception as microsoft_teams_req_err:
diff --git a/mail2beyond/connectors/slack.py b/mail2beyond/connectors/slack.py
index af2e23c..da00296 100644
--- a/mail2beyond/connectors/slack.py
+++ b/mail2beyond/connectors/slack.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ def submit(self, parser):
             resp = requests.post(
                 url=self.config["webhook_url"],
                 headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
-                json={"text": f"*{parser.subject}*\n\n{parser.content}"}
+                json={"text": f"*{parser.subject}*\n\n{parser.content}"},
+                timeout=30
             )
             self.log.debug(f"connector '{self}' responded with {resp.status_code} status {resp.text}")
         except Exception as slack_req_err:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2eaedbb..374088b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ setuptools~=70.0.0
 requests~=2.32.3
 pyyaml~=6.0
 pyOpenSSL~=24.1.0
-pylint~=2.14.5
+pylint~=3.2.3
 html2text~=2024.2.26
 pdoc3~=0.10.0