# istio_56320.yaml
apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: feature
area: traffic-management
issue:
  - 56320
releaseNotes:
  - |
    **Added** `PILOT_GATEWAY_TRANSPORT_SOCKET_CONNECT_TIMEOUT` environment variable to configure the
    transport socket connect timeout on gateway listeners. The default remains 15 seconds. Set to `0s`
    to disable the timeout for workloads that require longer TLS handshake times.