diff --git a/.github/workflows/deb-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/deb-build.yaml
index a0161c9..42b78c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deb-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deb-build.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
            - amd64
          target:
            - "debian:buster"
+           - "debian:bookworm"
            - "debian:bullseye"
            - "ubuntu:jammy"
            - "ubuntu:bionic"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rpm-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/rpm-build.yaml
index bc63a29..9190c34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rpm-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rpm-build.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
           - amd64
         target:
           - "centos:7"
-          - "fedora:35"
-          - "fedora:36"
-          - "rockylinux:8.6"
-          - "rockylinux:9.0"
+          - "fedora:37"
+          - "fedora:38"
+          - "rockylinux:8"
+          - "rockylinux:9"
 
 
     steps:
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8651c87..ce5e64f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version 4.2.5
+=============
+ * HTTP: disconnect readers that are idle (or very slow) for
+   60 seconds to avoid hanging waiting for data that is unlikely to
+   ever arrive.
+
 Version 4.2.4
 =============
  * Debian packaging has been modernised (thanks to Perry Lorier)
diff --git a/README b/README
index ce7250c..321bdd6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-WANDIO 4.2.4
+WANDIO 4.2.5
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Copyright (c) 2007-2022 The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ba3440..159c73d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # Now you only need to update the version number in two places - below,
 # and in the README
 
-AC_INIT([wandio],[4.2.4],[shane@alcock.co.nz],[wandio])
+AC_INIT([wandio],[4.2.5],[shane@alcock.co.nz],[wandio])
 
 WANDIO_MAJOR=4
 WANDIO_MID=2
-WANDIO_MINOR=4
+WANDIO_MINOR=5
 
 # OpenSolaris hides libraries like libncurses in /usr/gnu/lib, which is not
 # searched by default - add it to LDFLAGS so we at least have a chance of
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3d831e7..0ff5630 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+libwandio1 (4.2.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * HTTP: disconnect the reader from server and return an error
+    if (next to) no data is received for a minute.
+
+ -- Shane Alcock <shane@alcock.co.nz>  Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:19:40 +1300
+
 libwandio1 (4.2.4-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * writing: fix bugs with compression method detection based on file
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 4fabec0..00988bd 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ libwandio_la_SOURCES=wandio.c ior-peek.c ior-stdio.c ior-thread.c \
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = @ADD_INCLS@
 libwandio_la_LIBADD = @LIBWANDIO_LIBS@
-libwandio_la_LDFLAGS=-version-info 6:4:0 @ADD_LDFLAGS@
+libwandio_la_LDFLAGS=-version-info 6:5:0 @ADD_LDFLAGS@
 
diff --git a/lib/ior-http.c b/lib/ior-http.c
index dca71c1..15cfa54 100644
--- a/lib/ior-http.c
+++ b/lib/ior-http.c
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ io_t *init_io(io_t *io) {
         curl_easy_setopt(DATA(io)->curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
         curl_easy_setopt(DATA(io)->curl, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, 1L);
         curl_easy_setopt(DATA(io)->curl, CURLOPT_TCP_KEEPALIVE, 1L);
+        curl_easy_setopt(DATA(io)->curl, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME, 60L);
+        curl_easy_setopt(DATA(io)->curl, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT, 100L);
         curl_easy_setopt(DATA(io)->curl, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, "wandio/"PACKAGE_VERSION);
 
         /* for remote files, the buffer set to 2*CURL_MAX_WRITE_SIZE */
diff --git a/rpm/libwandio1.spec b/rpm/libwandio1.spec
index df13b84..177eac2 100644
--- a/rpm/libwandio1.spec
+++ b/rpm/libwandio1.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           libwandio1
-Version:        4.2.4
+Version:        4.2.5
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        C Multi-Threaded File Compression and Decompression Library
 
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 %{_bindir}/wandiocat
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 13 2023 Shane Alcock <shane@alcock.co.nz> - 4.2.5-1
+- New upstream release (4.2.5)
+
 * Fri Oct 21 2022 Shane Alcock <shane@alcock.co.nz> - 4.2.4-1
 - New upstream release (4.2.4)