diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 742f256..2ae859d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ Options:
   --flatten, -f       Flatten filestructure           [boolean] [default: false]
   --dry-run, -n       Print a list of which files would be uploaded    [boolean]
   --resumable, -r     Resumable upload                 [boolean] [default: true]
-  --validation, -V    Validation for upload            [boolean] [default: true]
+  --validation, -V    Validation for upload              [string] [default: md5]
+  --timeout, -t       Upload timeout                   [string] [default: 60000]
   --help, -h, -?      Show help                                        [boolean]
   --version, -v       Show version number                              [boolean]
 ```
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 14286ca..ca9c2b5 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -54,15 +54,21 @@ const {argv} = require('yargs')
     })
     .option('resumable', {
         alias: 'r',
-        describe: 'Resumable upload',
-        default: true,
+        describe: 'Force a resumable upload',
+        default: false,
         type: 'boolean',
     })
     .option('validation', {
         alias: 'V',
-        describe: 'Validation for upload',
-        default: true,
-        type: 'boolean',
+        describe: 'Possible values: "md5", "crc32c", or false. By default, data integrity is validated with an MD5 checksum for maximum reliability',
+        default: 'md5',
+        type: 'string',
+    })
+    .option('timeout', {
+        alias: 't',
+        describe: 'Set the HTTP request timeout in milliseconds. This option is not available for resumable uploads',
+        default: '60000',
+        type: 'string',
     })
     .help()
     .version()
diff --git a/lib/uploader.js b/lib/uploader.js
index 41f6dec..cea473a 100644
--- a/lib/uploader.js
+++ b/lib/uploader.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 const { Storage } = require('@google-cloud/storage');
 const { isDirectory, makeAbsolute, getFilesToUpload } = require('./file-util');
 
-function uploadToGCS(bucket, cacheControl, validate, resume, asset) {
+function uploadToGCS(bucket, cacheControl, validate, resume, timelimit, asset) {
     const uploadOpt = {
         destination: asset.destination,
         validation: validate,
         resumable: resume,
+        timeout: timelimit,
         public: true,
         gzip: true,
         metadata: { cacheControl },
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ function uploadToCloud(options, assets) {
         cacheControl,
         validation,
         resumable,
+        timeout,
     } = options;
 
     const storage = new Storage({
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ function uploadToCloud(options, assets) {
 
     return Promise.all(
         assets.map(asset =>
-            uploadToGCS(bucket, cacheControl, validation, resumable, asset)
+            uploadToGCS(bucket, cacheControl, validation, resumable, timeout, asset)
         )
     );
 }