diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index d76dd37bc..c7f290754 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ max_end_user_budget: Optional[float] = None
 priority_reservation: Optional[Dict[str, float]] = None
 #### RELIABILITY ####
 REPEATED_STREAMING_CHUNK_LIMIT = 100  # catch if model starts looping the same chunk while streaming. Uses high default to prevent false positives.
-request_timeout: float = 6000
+request_timeout: float = 6000  # time in seconds
 module_level_aclient = AsyncHTTPHandler(timeout=request_timeout)
 module_level_client = HTTPHandler(timeout=request_timeout)
 num_retries: Optional[int] = None  # per model endpoint
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fc1a3438a..08556eff6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "litellm"
-version = "1.48.4"
+version = "1.48.5"
 description = "Library to easily interface with LLM API providers"
 authors = ["BerriAI"]
 license = "MIT"
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ requires = ["poetry-core", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.commitizen]
-version = "1.48.4"
+version = "1.48.5"
 version_files = [
     "pyproject.toml:^version"
 ]