diff --git a/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md b/NEXT_CHANGELOG.md
index 8f5e9e908..ad1891e66 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
 
 ### Security Vulnerabilities
diff --git a/databricks-sdk-java/src/main/java/com/databricks/sdk/core/oauth/CachedTokenSource.java b/databricks-sdk-java/src/main/java/com/databricks/sdk/core/oauth/CachedTokenSource.java
index 564bda97f..9c9c1846d 100644
--- a/databricks-sdk-java/src/main/java/com/databricks/sdk/core/oauth/CachedTokenSource.java
+++ b/databricks-sdk-java/src/main/java/com/databricks/sdk/core/oauth/CachedTokenSource.java
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ private enum TokenState {
   }
 
   private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CachedTokenSource.class);
-  // Default duration before expiry to consider a token as 'stale'.
-  private static final Duration DEFAULT_STALE_DURATION = Duration.ofMinutes(3);
+  // Default duration before expiry to consider a token as 'stale'. This value is chosen to cover
+  // the maximum monthly downtime allowed by a 99.99% uptime SLA (~4.38 minutes).
+  private static final Duration DEFAULT_STALE_DURATION = Duration.ofMinutes(5);
   // Default additional buffer before expiry to consider a token as expired.
   // This is 40 seconds by default since Azure Databricks rejects tokens that are within 30 seconds
   // of expiry.