diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 07beebfa..9fdbb569 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ vendored versions of ExifTool match the version they vendor.
 
 ## Version history
 
+### v6.2.2
+
+- 🐞 Increased default task timeout to 20s to resolve
+  [#34](https://github.com/mceachen/exiftool-vendored.js/issues/34)
+
 ### v6.2.1
 
 - 📦 Pull in batch-cluster 4.3.0, which exposes `taskData` events.
diff --git a/src/ExifTool.ts b/src/ExifTool.ts
index 294d001d..9f3cddd4 100644
--- a/src/ExifTool.ts
+++ b/src/ExifTool.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ export interface ShortcutTags {
   AllDates?: string
 }
 
-export type WriteTags = { [K in keyof (Tags & ShortcutTags)]: string | number | (string | number)[] }
+export type WriteTags = {
+  [K in keyof (Tags & ShortcutTags)]: string | number | (string | number)[]
+}
 
 export const DefaultMaxProcs = Math.max(1, Math.floor(_os.cpus().length / 4))
 
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ export const DefaultExifToolOptions: Omit<
   maxProcs: DefaultMaxProcs,
   maxTasksPerProcess: 500,
   spawnTimeoutMillis: 30000,
-  taskTimeoutMillis: 10000,
+  taskTimeoutMillis: 20000, // see https://github.com/mceachen/exiftool-vendored.js/issues/34
   onIdleIntervalMillis: 2000,
   taskRetries: 1,
   exiftoolPath: DefaultExifToolPath,