diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index e903864..f6efb28 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ SECRET_SMTP_PASSWORD_VERSION=v1
 #MAIL_OPTIONS_SECURE=false
 #MAIL_OPTIONS_AUTH_USER=smtpuser@example.com
 
+## Advanced options
+# see here: https://docs.ghost.org/config#number-of-connections
+#DATABASE_POOL_MIN=2
+#DATABASE_POOL_MAX=15
+
 ## Matrix-Synapse-Redirection
 # COMPOSE_FILE="$COMPOSE_FILE:compose.matrix.yml"
 # MATRIX_DOMAIN=matrix-synapse.example.com
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index c1ef8fb..5c06c71 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ services:
       database__connection__user: root
       database__connection__database: ghost
       database__connection__password_FILE: /run/secrets/db_password
+      database__pool__min: ${DATABASE_POOL_MIN:-0}
+      database__pool__max: ${DATABASE_POOL_MAX:-10}
       url: https://$DOMAIN
       mail__transport: ${MAIL_TRANSPORT}
       mail__from: ${MAIL_FROM}
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ services:
         - "traefik.http.middlewares.${STACK_NAME}-redirect.redirectscheme.permanent=true"
         - "backupbot.backup=true"
         - "backupbot.backup.path=/var/lib/ghost/content"
-        - "coop-cloud.${STACK_NAME}.version=1.1.0+6-alpine"
+        - "coop-cloud.${STACK_NAME}.version=1.1.1+6-alpine"
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "wget", "--header=X-Forwarded-Proto: https", "--spider", "-q", "http://localhost:2368/ghost/api/admin/site"]
       interval: 30s