diff --git a/services/cassandra/backend-deployment.yaml b/services/cassandra/backend-deployment.yaml
index b6718ee3a..37e865e09 100644
--- a/services/cassandra/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/cassandra/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: cassandra-backend
       annotations:
-        cassandra.bstein.dev/redeploy: "2026-08-01-0.8.101-hint-throughput"
+        cassandra.bstein.dev/redeploy: "2026-08-01-0.8.102-hint-timeout"
         vault.hashicorp.com/agent-inject: "true"
         vault.hashicorp.com/agent-init-first: "true"
         vault.hashicorp.com/agent-pre-populate-only: "true"
diff --git a/services/cassandra/configmap.yaml b/services/cassandra/configmap.yaml
index a9862b4ef..99dd4cfce 100644
--- a/services/cassandra/configmap.yaml
+++ b/services/cassandra/configmap.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ data:
   CASSANDRA_SIM_IMAGE: registry.bstein.dev/cassandra/cassandra-sim-worker:0.8.102 # {"$imagepolicy": "cassandra:cassandra-sim-worker"}
   CASSANDRA_GENERATOR_WORKER_IMAGE: registry.bstein.dev/cassandra/cassandra-generator-worker:0.8.102 # {"$imagepolicy": "cassandra:cassandra-generator-worker"}
   CASSANDRA_SIM_WORKER_VERSION: "0.8.100"
-  CASSANDRA_GENERATOR_WORKER_VERSION: "0.8.101"
+  CASSANDRA_GENERATOR_WORKER_VERSION: "0.8.102"
+  CASSANDRA_STRATEGY_SPEC_HINT_INTERPRETATION_TIMEOUT: "420"
   CASSANDRA_SIM_SERVICE_ACCOUNT: cassandra-sim
   CASSANDRA_GENERATOR_WORKER_SERVICE_ACCOUNT: cassandra-generator
   CASSANDRA_SIM_PRIORITY_CLASS: cassandra-sim