diff --git a/kubernetes-client-demo-parent/pom.xml b/kubernetes-client-demo-parent/pom.xml
index 1c30ebd..6bbcb61 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client-demo-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/kubernetes-client-demo-parent/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0-M7</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.0.0-M7</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
     <junit.version>5.9.1</junit.version>
-    <fabric8.version>6.13.0</fabric8.version>
+    <fabric8.version>6.13.2</fabric8.version>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/fabric8/CustomConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/fabric8/CustomConfig.java
index ee100de..7c95f39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/fabric8/CustomConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/fabric8/CustomConfig.java
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 
 public class CustomConfig {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
+        int max = 512;
         System.setProperty("kubernetes.disable.autoConfig", "true");
-        Config config = new ConfigBuilder()
+        Config config = new ConfigBuilder(Config.autoConfigure(null))
+          .withMaxConcurrentRequests(max    )
                 .build();
         try (KubernetesClient client = new KubernetesClientBuilder().withConfig(config).build()) {
             client.pods().list();