diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 429d94a..b0a1227 100755
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.9
\ No newline at end of file
+0.0.10
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/.wickerconfig.test.json b/tests/.wickerconfig.test.json
index c78185a..939c79e 100644
--- a/tests/.wickerconfig.test.json
+++ b/tests/.wickerconfig.test.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     "boto_config": {
       "max_pool_connections":10,
       "read_timeout_s": 140,
-      "connect_timeout_s": 140
+      "connect_timeout_s": 140,
+      "tcp_keepalive": true
     }
   },
   "dynamodb_config": {
diff --git a/tests/test_s3_storage.py b/tests/test_s3_storage.py
index 2095e75..18ab046 100644
--- a/tests/test_s3_storage.py
+++ b/tests/test_s3_storage.py
@@ -147,7 +147,12 @@ def test_get_column_concatenated_bytes_files_path(self, mock_get_config: mock.Mo
             "aws_s3_config": {
                 "s3_datasets_path": "s3://dummy_bucket/wicker/",
                 "region": "us-east-1",
-                "boto_config": {"max_pool_connections": 10, "read_timeout_s": 140, "connect_timeout_s": 140},
+                "boto_config": {
+                    "max_pool_connections": 10,
+                    "read_timeout_s": 140,
+                    "connect_timeout_s": 140,
+                    "tcp_keepalive": True,
+                },
             },
             "dynamodb_config": {"table_name": "fake-table-name", "region": "us-west-2"},
             "storage_download_config": {
diff --git a/wicker/core/config.py b/wicker/core/config.py
index 49d4c1d..b8a9fc7 100644
--- a/wicker/core/config.py
+++ b/wicker/core/config.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class BotoS3Config:
     max_pool_connections: int
     read_timeout_s: int
     connect_timeout_s: int
+    tcp_keepalive: bool
 
     @classmethod
     def from_json(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> BotoS3Config:
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ def from_json(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> BotoS3Config:
             max_pool_connections=data["max_pool_connections"],
             read_timeout_s=data["read_timeout_s"],
             connect_timeout_s=data["connect_timeout_s"],
+            tcp_keepalive=data["tcp_keepalive"],
         )
 
 
diff --git a/wicker/core/storage.py b/wicker/core/storage.py
index 24fb8c5..24e00a8 100644
--- a/wicker/core/storage.py
+++ b/wicker/core/storage.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def __init__(self, session: Optional[boto3.session.Session] = None) -> None:
             max_pool_connections=boto_config.max_pool_connections,
             read_timeout=boto_config.read_timeout_s,
             connect_timeout=boto_config.connect_timeout_s,
+            tcp_keepalive=boto_config.tcp_keepalive,
         )
         self.session = boto3.session.Session() if session is None else session
         self.client = self.session.client("s3", config=boto_client_config)