diff --git a/.changeset/strong-planes-return.md b/.changeset/strong-planes-return.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7f02934c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strong-planes-return.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-tech-insights-backend': minor
+'@backstage/plugin-tech-insights-node': minor
+---
+
+Support for timeout in FactRetrieverRegistrationOptions
diff --git a/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/fact/createFactRetriever.ts b/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/fact/createFactRetriever.ts
index de49888e1b..c14cc260f9 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/fact/createFactRetriever.ts
+++ b/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/fact/createFactRetriever.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+import { HumanDuration } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
 import {
   FactLifecycle,
   FactRetriever,
   FactRetrieverRegistration,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-tech-insights-node';
+import { Duration } from 'luxon';
 
 /**
  * @public
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ export type FactRetrieverRegistrationOptions = {
   cadence: string;
   factRetriever: FactRetriever;
   lifecycle?: FactLifecycle;
+  timeout: Duration | HumanDuration;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -64,10 +67,11 @@ export type FactRetrieverRegistrationOptions = {
 export function createFactRetrieverRegistration(
   options: FactRetrieverRegistrationOptions,
 ): FactRetrieverRegistration {
-  const { cadence, factRetriever, lifecycle } = options;
+  const { cadence, factRetriever, lifecycle, timeout } = options;
   return {
     cadence,
     factRetriever,
     lifecycle,
+    timeout,
   };
 }
diff --git a/plugins/tech-insights-node/package.json b/plugins/tech-insights-node/package.json
index 0233fac050..355806bdfa 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-insights-node/package.json
+++ b/plugins/tech-insights-node/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.15.0",
+    "@backstage/backend-tasks": "^0.3.4",
     "@backstage/config": "^1.0.1",
     "@backstage/plugin-tech-insights-common": "^0.2.6",
     "@backstage/types": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/plugins/tech-insights-node/src/facts.ts b/plugins/tech-insights-node/src/facts.ts
index cda238694f..41db302fd5 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-insights-node/src/facts.ts
+++ b/plugins/tech-insights-node/src/facts.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   TokenManager,
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { HumanDuration } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
 
 /**
  * A container for facts. The shape of the fact records needs to correspond to the FactSchema with same `ref` value.
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ export type FactRetrieverRegistration = {
    * defaults to 5 minutes.
    *
    */
-  timeout?: Duration;
+  timeout?: Duration | HumanDuration;
 
   /**
    * Fact lifecycle definition