diff --git a/lib/leaky.ex b/lib/leaky.ex
index 4a54e5d..c67e216 100644
--- a/lib/leaky.ex
+++ b/lib/leaky.ex
@@ -96,6 +96,28 @@ defmodule Leaky do
     GenServer.cast(GenServer.whereis(name), {:increment_tokens_left, bucket, amount})
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Updates the configuration of the rate limiter process. Changes are applied immediately, affecting the rate limiter's behavior.
+  It is useful for dynamically adjusting the rate limiter's settings without restarting the process.
+
+  Options which can be updated: `max_accumulated`, `interval`, and `refill`.
+
+
+  ## Example
+
+  ```
+  iex> Leaky.update_configuration(max_accumulated: 10, refill: 2, interval: 5)
+  :ok
+  iex> {:allow, 8} == Leaky.acquire(:user_requests, 2)
+  true
+  ```
+
+  """
+  @spec update_configuration(opts :: Keyword.t(), name :: GenServer.name()) :: :ok
+  def update_configuration(opts, name \\ __MODULE__) do
+    GenServer.cast(GenServer.whereis(name), {:update_configuration, opts})
+  end
+
   def start_link(opts) do
     bucket_name = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :bucket_name)
     max_accumulated = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :max_accumulated)
@@ -130,7 +152,7 @@ defmodule Leaky do
   end
 
   @impl GenServer
-  def handle_cast({:increment_tokens_left, bucket, amount}, state) do
+  def handle_cast({:increment_tokens_left, bucket, amount}, %State{} = state) do
     now = :erlang.system_time(:milli_seconds)
     table = state.bucket_name
 
@@ -150,6 +172,14 @@ defmodule Leaky do
     {:noreply, state}
   end
 
+  def handle_cast({:update_configuration, opts}, %State{} = state) do
+    max_accumulated = Keyword.get(opts, :max_accumulated, state.max_accumulated)
+    interval = Keyword.get(opts, :interval, state.interval)
+    refill = Keyword.get(opts, :refill, state.refill)
+
+    {:noreply, %{state | max_accumulated: max_accumulated, interval: interval, refill: refill}}
+  end
+
   @impl GenServer
   def handle_call({:inspect, bucket}, _from, %State{} = state) do
     available_tokens =
diff --git a/test/leaky_test.exs b/test/leaky_test.exs
index 61d1fee..2b5cf56 100644
--- a/test/leaky_test.exs
+++ b/test/leaky_test.exs
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ defmodule LeakyTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "update_configuration/2" do
+    test "updates configuration in a running process" do
+      Leaky.update_configuration(max_accumulated: 10, refill: 2, interval: 5)
+
+      assert %Leaky.State{max_accumulated: 10, refill: 2, interval: 5} = :sys.get_state(Process.whereis(Leaky))
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "naming options" do
     test "works with {:via, _, _} name" do
       start_supervised!({Registry, [name: Leaky.Registry, keys: :unique]})