diff --git a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
index adfc3e4f..8f0ecd6d 100644
--- a/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/transcription-utils.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const stickyVars = {
     'AZURE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT',
     'AZURE_INITIAL_SPEECH_TIMEOUT_MS',
     'AZURE_USE_OUTPUT_FORMAT_DETAILED',
+    'AZURE_SPEECH_SEGMENTATION_SILENCE_TIMEOUT_MS'
   ],
   deepgram: [
     'DEEPGRAM_SPEECH_KEYWORDS',
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ module.exports = (logger) => {
       };
     }
     else if ('microsoft' === vendor) {
+      const {azureOptions = {}} = rOpts;
       opts = {
         ...opts,
         ...(rOpts.hints?.length > 0 && typeof rOpts.hints[0] === 'string' &&
@@ -436,6 +438,8 @@ module.exports = (logger) => {
         ...(rOpts.requestSnr && {AZURE_REQUEST_SNR: 1}),
         ...(rOpts.audioLogging && {AZURE_AUDIO_LOGGING: 1}),
         ...{AZURE_USE_OUTPUT_FORMAT_DETAILED: 1},
+        ...(azureOptions.speechSegmentationSilenceTimeoutMs &&
+          {AZURE_SPEECH_SEGMENTATION_SILENCE_TIMEOUT_MS: azureOptions.speechSegmentationSilenceTimeoutMs}),
         ...(sttCredentials && {
           ...(sttCredentials.api_key && {AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY: sttCredentials.api_key}),
           ...(sttCredentials.region && {AZURE_REGION: sttCredentials.region}),
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e97b53dd..fc3c3e9a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.0.22",
         "@jambonz/stats-collector": "^0.1.9",
         "@jambonz/time-series": "^0.2.8",
-        "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.41",
+        "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.44",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.4.0",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "^0.35.0",
@@ -3181,9 +3181,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@jambonz/verb-specifications": {
-      "version": "0.0.41",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.41.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-e8swr+UbZdqzVOvGN36IgyGjv8lva+9wN6C4bCiXczjNnxRuk+ihy5Dg6guCOK5G/6qfkaG59591EiClMviLDQ==",
+      "version": "0.0.44",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.44.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mXTbZlJ3AprxooSNvEHYt/9wsky4wHT4mJmL2XrkZGQY6fG/LzVNFVy0Tvx0xZzAVJMY9SmNcDiM0HBNnAufIg==",
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "pino": "^8.8.0"
@@ -13275,9 +13275,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@jambonz/verb-specifications": {
-      "version": "0.0.41",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.41.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-e8swr+UbZdqzVOvGN36IgyGjv8lva+9wN6C4bCiXczjNnxRuk+ihy5Dg6guCOK5G/6qfkaG59591EiClMviLDQ==",
+      "version": "0.0.44",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jambonz/verb-specifications/-/verb-specifications-0.0.44.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mXTbZlJ3AprxooSNvEHYt/9wsky4wHT4mJmL2XrkZGQY6fG/LzVNFVy0Tvx0xZzAVJMY9SmNcDiM0HBNnAufIg==",
       "requires": {
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "pino": "^8.8.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dadfeb0f..951fe9b2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "@jambonz/speech-utils": "^0.0.22",
     "@jambonz/stats-collector": "^0.1.9",
     "@jambonz/time-series": "^0.2.8",
-    "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.41",
+    "@jambonz/verb-specifications": "^0.0.44",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.4.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^1.9.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "^0.35.0",