diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d123567..8e6065b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to the Databricks Notebook Studio extension will be document
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.4.4] - 2026-03-03
+
+### Fixed
+- **Cell execution timeout now respects VS Code configuration**: The `databricks-notebook.pythonExecutionTimeout` setting was defined but never applied — all cells silently used a hardcoded 60-second limit regardless of the configured value
+- Default execution timeout raised from 60 seconds to **180 seconds (3 minutes)** to better accommodate long-running Databricks serverless SQL queries
+
 ## [0.4.3] - 2026-01-22
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5dd9fa5..8977798 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "databricks-notebook-studio",
-  "version": "0.4.3",
+  "version": "0.4.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "databricks-notebook-studio",
-      "version": "0.4.3",
+      "version": "0.4.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@istanbuljs/nyc-config-typescript": "^1.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c35772..39fd322 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "databricks-notebook-studio",
   "displayName": "Databricks Notebook Studio",
   "description": "Visualize Databricks .py notebooks with rich DataFrame display, interactive tables, column sorting/resizing, and multi-profile authentication",
-  "version": "0.4.3",
+  "version": "0.4.4",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "publisher": "databricks-notebook-studio",
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@
         },
         "databricks-notebook.pythonExecutionTimeout": {
           "type": "number",
-          "default": 100000,
-          "description": "Timeout for Python cell execution in milliseconds"
+          "default": 180000,
+          "description": "Timeout for Python cell execution in milliseconds (default: 180000ms / 3 minutes)"
         },
         "databricks-notebook.kernelStartupTimeout": {
           "type": "number",
diff --git a/src/constants/index.ts b/src/constants/index.ts
index f519d57..78620e3 100644
--- a/src/constants/index.ts
+++ b/src/constants/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const ENVIRONMENT_REFRESH_DELAY_MS = 500;
 export const KERNEL_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000;
 
 /** Default execution timeout (ms) */
-export const EXECUTION_TIMEOUT_MS = 60000;
+export const EXECUTION_TIMEOUT_MS = 180000;
 
 /** Default timeout for short operations like ping/reset (ms) */
 export const SHORT_OPERATION_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
diff --git a/src/kernels/pythonKernelController.ts b/src/kernels/pythonKernelController.ts
index 3ea791e..3ed7f01 100644
--- a/src/kernels/pythonKernelController.ts
+++ b/src/kernels/pythonKernelController.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '../utils/codeTransform';
 import { extractErrorMessage } from '../utils/errorHandler';
 import { showErrorNotification, showInfoMessage } from '../utils/notifications';
+import { getExecutionTimeout } from './utils';
 
 /**
  * NotebookController for a specific Python interpreter
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ export class PythonKernelController implements vscode.Disposable {
 
       // Execute the code
       this._isExecuting = true;
-      const result = await this._executor.execute(executableCode);
+      const result = await this._executor.execute(executableCode, getExecutionTimeout());
       this._isExecuting = false;
 
       // Check if interrupted (KeyboardInterrupt)
diff --git a/src/kernels/utils.ts b/src/kernels/utils.ts
index 9a5ca6c..84dab6a 100644
--- a/src/kernels/utils.ts
+++ b/src/kernels/utils.ts
@@ -302,6 +302,16 @@ export function getKernelStartupTimeout(defaultTimeout: number): number {
     .get<number>('kernelStartupTimeout', defaultTimeout);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get cell execution timeout from configuration
+ * @returns Timeout in milliseconds
+ */
+export function getExecutionTimeout(): number {
+  return vscode.workspace
+    .getConfiguration('databricks-notebook')
+    .get<number>('pythonExecutionTimeout')!;
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the configured data display limit for DataFrames
  * @param defaultLimit - Default limit to use if not configured
diff --git a/src/test/kernelControls.test.ts b/src/test/kernelControls.test.ts
index c00ce34..4ad1aa1 100644
--- a/src/test/kernelControls.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/kernelControls.test.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ const mockVscode = {
   },
   workspace: {
     getWorkspaceFolder: () => ({ uri: { fsPath: '/workspace' } }),
+    getConfiguration: () => ({
+      get: (_key: string, defaultValue?: unknown) => defaultValue,
+    }),
   },
   Disposable: class {
     static from(...disposables: { dispose: () => void }[]) {
diff --git a/src/test/pythonKernelController.test.ts b/src/test/pythonKernelController.test.ts
index 1f5139b..cc11bfd 100644
--- a/src/test/pythonKernelController.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/pythonKernelController.test.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ const mockVscode = {
   },
   workspace: {
     getWorkspaceFolder: () => ({ uri: { fsPath: '/workspace' } }),
+    getConfiguration: () => ({
+      get: (_key: string, defaultValue?: unknown) => defaultValue,
+    }),
   },
   Disposable: class {
     static from(...disposables: { dispose: () => void }[]) {