diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1338b1f..b319c57 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "rda_python_common"
-version = "1.0.10"
+version = "1.0.11"
 authors = [
   { name="Zaihua Ji", email="zji@ucar.edu" },
 ]
diff --git a/src/rda_python_common/PgOPT.py b/src/rda_python_common/PgOPT.py
index b60cddd..6cbcfd1 100644
--- a/src/rda_python_common/PgOPT.py
+++ b/src/rda_python_common/PgOPT.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
    'WIDTH'  : 128,  # max column width
    'TXTBIT' : 64,   # text field bit (0x1000) allow multiple lines
    'PEMAX'  : 12,   # max count of reuqest partition errors for auto reprocesses
+   'PTMAX'  : 24,   # max number of partitions for a single request
    'REMAX'  : 2,    # max count of reuqest errors for auto reprocesses
    'RSMAX'  : 2000,  # max count of gatherxml with options -R -S
    'RCNTL'  : None,  # placehold for a request control record