diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a6e19d6..0fec20a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "geneweaver-api"
-version = "0.8.1a1"
+version = "0.8.1a2"
 description = "The Geneweaver API"
 authors = [
     "Alexander Berger <alexander.berger@jax.org>",
diff --git a/src/geneweaver/api/core/config_class.py b/src/geneweaver/api/core/config_class.py
index 89fc38c..3209c86 100644
--- a/src/geneweaver/api/core/config_class.py
+++ b/src/geneweaver/api/core/config_class.py
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ def assemble_db_settings(self) -> Self:
             )
         return self
 
+    DB_POOL_MIN_SIZE: int = 4
+    DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE: int = 8
+    DB_POOL_MAX_LIFETIME: int = 300
+    DB_POOL_MAX_IDLE: int = 60
+
     AUTH_DOMAIN: str = "thejacksonlaboratory.auth0.com"
     AUTH_AUDIENCE: str = "https://cube.jax.org"
     AUTH_ALGORITHMS: List[str] = ["RS256"]
diff --git a/src/geneweaver/api/dependencies.py b/src/geneweaver/api/dependencies.py
index bc40faa..01167b8 100644
--- a/src/geneweaver/api/dependencies.py
+++ b/src/geneweaver/api/dependencies.py
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI) -> None:
         settings.DB.URI,
         connection_class=psycopg.Connection[DictRow],
         kwargs={"row_factory": dict_row},
+        min_size=settings.DB_POOL_MIN_SIZE,
+        max_size=settings.DB_POOL_MAX_SIZE,
+        max_lifetime=settings.DB_POOL_MAX_LIFETIME,
+        max_idle=settings.DB_POOL_MAX_IDLE,
     )
     app.pool.open()
     app.pool.wait()