diff --git a/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md b/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md
index 37be06c29..d921beb8e 100644
--- a/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 ### New Features and Improvements
 
+* Increase async cache stale period from 3 to 5 minutes to cover the maximum monthly downtime of a 99.99% uptime SLA.
+
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 ### Documentation
@@ -24,4 +26,4 @@
 * [Breaking] Remove `PgbouncerSettings` field for [postgres.EndpointSettings](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/postgres#EndpointSettings).
 * [Breaking] Remove `PoolerMode` field for [postgres.EndpointSpec](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/postgres#EndpointSpec).
 * [Breaking] Remove `PoolerMode` field for [postgres.EndpointStatus](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/postgres#EndpointStatus).
-* [Breaking] Remove `PgbouncerSettings` field for [postgres.ProjectDefaultEndpointSettings](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/postgres#ProjectDefaultEndpointSettings).
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+* [Breaking] Remove `PgbouncerSettings` field for [postgres.ProjectDefaultEndpointSettings](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/postgres#ProjectDefaultEndpointSettings).
diff --git a/config/experimental/auth/cache.go b/config/experimental/auth/cache.go
index 0c856691d..833517cd3 100644
--- a/config/experimental/auth/cache.go
+++ b/config/experimental/auth/cache.go
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
 
-const (
-	// Default duration for the stale period. The number as been set arbitrarily
-	// and might be changed in the future.
-	defaultStaleDuration = 3 * time.Minute
-)
+// Default duration for the stale period. This value is chosen to cover the
+// maximum monthly downtime allowed by a 99.99% uptime SLA (~4.38 minutes).
+const defaultStaleDuration = 5 * time.Minute
 
 type Option func(*cachedTokenSource)