diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 9843730d..9dd08879 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ adventure-text-minimessage = "4.26.1"
 item-nbt-api = "2.16.0"
 
 # Utilities / Libraries
-sarah = "1.25"
+sarah = "1.26"
 currenciesapi = "1.0.15"
 folialib = "0.5.1"
 xseries = "13.8.0"
diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/maxlego08/menu/storage/ZStorageManager.java b/src/main/java/fr/maxlego08/menu/storage/ZStorageManager.java
index ae62cc50..fa786458 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/maxlego08/menu/storage/ZStorageManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/maxlego08/menu/storage/ZStorageManager.java
@@ -76,11 +76,18 @@ public void loadDatabase() {
         }
 
         Logger logger = JULogger.from(this.plugin.getLogger());
+        DatabaseType databaseType = storageType.equalsIgnoreCase("SQLITE") ? DatabaseType.SQLITE : storageType.equalsIgnoreCase("MYSQL") ? DatabaseType.MYSQL : DatabaseType.MARIADB;
+        DatabaseConfiguration databaseConfiguration = new DatabaseConfiguration(prefix, user, password, port, host, dataBase, enableDebug, databaseType);
+        Long maxLifetimeMillis = globalDatabaseConfiguration.getMaxLifetimeMillis();
+        if (maxLifetimeMillis != null) {
+            databaseConfiguration = databaseConfiguration.withMaxLifetime(maxLifetimeMillis);
+        }
+
         DatabaseConnection databaseConnection;
         if (storageType.equalsIgnoreCase("SQLITE")) {
-            databaseConnection = new SqliteConnection(new DatabaseConfiguration(prefix, user, password, port, host, dataBase, enableDebug, DatabaseType.SQLITE), this.plugin.getDataFolder(), logger);
+            databaseConnection = new SqliteConnection(databaseConfiguration, this.plugin.getDataFolder(), logger);
         } else {
-            databaseConnection = new HikariDatabaseConnection(new DatabaseConfiguration(prefix, user, password, port, host, dataBase, enableDebug, storageType.equalsIgnoreCase("MYSQL") ? DatabaseType.MYSQL : DatabaseType.MARIADB), logger);
+            databaseConnection = new HikariDatabaseConnection(databaseConfiguration, logger);
         }
 
         this.requestHelper = new RequestHelper(databaseConnection, logger);
diff --git a/src/main/java/fr/maxlego08/menu/zcore/utils/GlobalDatabaseConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/fr/maxlego08/menu/zcore/utils/GlobalDatabaseConfiguration.java
index f42d205e..01dcf4dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/fr/maxlego08/menu/zcore/utils/GlobalDatabaseConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/fr/maxlego08/menu/zcore/utils/GlobalDatabaseConfiguration.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class GlobalDatabaseConfiguration {
 
@@ -102,4 +103,18 @@ public String getTablePrefix() {
     public boolean isDebug() {
         return this.globalConfiguration == null ? this.pluginConfiguration.getBoolean("database-configuration.debug") : this.globalConfiguration.getBoolean("database-configuration.debug", this.pluginConfiguration.getBoolean("database-configuration.debug", false));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Maximum pooled-connection lifetime, in milliseconds, for MySQL and MariaDB.
+     * A missing or negative value keeps Sarah's default of 30 minutes. {@code 0} disables retirement.
+     *
+     * @return the lifetime in milliseconds, or {@code null} to keep the library default
+     */
+    public Long getMaxLifetimeMillis() {
+        long seconds = this.globalConfiguration == null ? this.pluginConfiguration.getLong("database-configuration.max-lifetime", -1L) : this.globalConfiguration.getLong("database-configuration.max-lifetime", this.pluginConfiguration.getLong("database-configuration.max-lifetime", -1L));
+        if (seconds < 0) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(seconds);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 2a96840d..23aa006e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ database-configuration:
   database: zmenu
   # Enable of not the SQL debug mode
   debug: false
+  # Maximum lifetime of a pooled MySQL or MariaDB connection, in seconds.
+  # A connection older than this is retired and replaced. 0 keeps connections until the pool closes.
+  # Hikari requires at least 30 seconds. 1800 is 30 minutes, the same default used when this option is omitted.
+  max-lifetime: 1800
 
 # Time in seconds for saving data in batches.
 # Instead of making an SQL query for each update, a single query will be executed every 10 seconds