diff --git a/config/config-sil-ocpp201.yaml b/config/config-sil-ocpp201.yaml
index 91c080d1a..a59b74ef1 100644
--- a/config/config-sil-ocpp201.yaml
+++ b/config/config-sil-ocpp201.yaml
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ active_modules:
           implementation_id: evse
         - module_id: evse_manager_2
           implementation_id: evse
+      auth:
+        - module_id: auth
+          implementation_id: main
       system:
         - module_id: system
           implementation_id: main
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 005a0301c..a0a2e16ab 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ libcurl:
 # OCPP
 libocpp:
   git: https://github.com/EVerest/libocpp.git
-  git_tag: 9afe405
+  git_tag: "0c5d1d7"
 # Josev
 Josev:
   git: https://github.com/EVerest/ext-switchev-iso15118.git
diff --git a/modules/OCPP201/OCPP201.cpp b/modules/OCPP201/OCPP201.cpp
index 39911dde4..9ba5af1d7 100644
--- a/modules/OCPP201/OCPP201.cpp
+++ b/modules/OCPP201/OCPP201.cpp
@@ -799,6 +799,19 @@ void OCPP201::ready() {
         return get_update_firmware_response(response);
     };
 
+    callbacks.variable_changed_callback = [this](const ocpp::v201::SetVariableData& set_variable_data) {
+        if (set_variable_data.component.name == "TxCtrlr" and
+            set_variable_data.variable.name == "EVConnectionTimeOut") {
+            try {
+                auto ev_connection_timeout = std::stoi(set_variable_data.attributeValue.get());
+                this->r_auth->call_set_connection_timeout(ev_connection_timeout);
+            } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+                EVLOG_error << "Could not parse EVConnectionTimeOut and did not set it in Auth module, error: " << e.what();
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     callbacks.validate_network_profile_callback =
         [this](const int32_t configuration_slot,
                const ocpp::v201::NetworkConnectionProfile& network_connection_profile) {
@@ -851,6 +864,14 @@ void OCPP201::ready() {
         this->config.CoreDatabasePath, sql_init_path.string(), this->config.MessageLogPath,
         std::make_shared<EvseSecurity>(*this->r_security), callbacks);
 
+    const auto ev_connection_timeout_request_value_response = this->charge_point->request_value<int32_t>(
+        ocpp::v201::Component{"TxCtrlr"}, ocpp::v201::Variable{"EVConnectionTimeOut"},
+        ocpp::v201::AttributeEnum::Actual);
+    if (ev_connection_timeout_request_value_response.status == ocpp::v201::GetVariableStatusEnum::Accepted and
+        ev_connection_timeout_request_value_response.value.has_value()) {
+        this->r_auth->call_set_connection_timeout(ev_connection_timeout_request_value_response.value.value());
+    }
+
     if (this->config.EnableExternalWebsocketControl) {
         const std::string connect_topic = "everest_api/ocpp/cmd/connect";
         this->mqtt.subscribe(connect_topic,
diff --git a/modules/OCPP201/OCPP201.hpp b/modules/OCPP201/OCPP201.hpp
index 1aec647d9..75d68b63f 100644
--- a/modules/OCPP201/OCPP201.hpp
+++ b/modules/OCPP201/OCPP201.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <generated/interfaces/ocpp_data_transfer/Implementation.hpp>
 
 // headers for required interface implementations
+#include <generated/interfaces/auth/Interface.hpp>
 #include <generated/interfaces/evse_manager/Interface.hpp>
 #include <generated/interfaces/evse_security/Interface.hpp>
 #include <generated/interfaces/kvs/Interface.hpp>
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ class OCPP201 : public Everest::ModuleBase {
             std::unique_ptr<ocpp_data_transferImplBase> p_data_transfer,
             std::vector<std::unique_ptr<evse_managerIntf>> r_evse_manager, std::unique_ptr<systemIntf> r_system,
             std::unique_ptr<evse_securityIntf> r_security, std::unique_ptr<kvsIntf> r_kvs,
-            std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ocpp_data_transferIntf>> r_data_transfer, Conf& config) :
+            std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ocpp_data_transferIntf>> r_data_transfer, std::unique_ptr<authIntf> r_auth,
+            Conf& config) :
         ModuleBase(info),
         mqtt(mqtt_provider),
         p_main(std::move(p_main)),
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ class OCPP201 : public Everest::ModuleBase {
         r_security(std::move(r_security)),
         r_kvs(std::move(r_kvs)),
         r_data_transfer(std::move(r_data_transfer)),
+        r_auth(std::move(r_auth)),
         config(config){};
 
     Everest::MqttProvider& mqtt;
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ class OCPP201 : public Everest::ModuleBase {
     const std::unique_ptr<evse_securityIntf> r_security;
     const std::unique_ptr<kvsIntf> r_kvs;
     const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ocpp_data_transferIntf>> r_data_transfer;
+    const std::unique_ptr<authIntf> r_auth;
     const Conf& config;
 
     // ev@1fce4c5e-0ab8-41bb-90f7-14277703d2ac:v1
diff --git a/modules/OCPP201/manifest.yaml b/modules/OCPP201/manifest.yaml
index 29cca370e..8673884fb 100644
--- a/modules/OCPP201/manifest.yaml
+++ b/modules/OCPP201/manifest.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ requires:
     interface: ocpp_data_transfer
     min_connections: 0
     max_connections: 1
+  auth:
+    interface: auth
+    min_connections: 1
+    max_connections: 1
 enable_external_mqtt: true
 metadata:
   license: https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0