diff --git a/.changeset/red-cougars-talk.md b/.changeset/red-cougars-talk.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..474fbba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/red-cougars-talk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'livekit-server-sdk': patch
+---
+
+Support for departure timeout in CreateRoom
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19353ec6..ed2f9eac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "test:edge": "vitest --environment edge-runtime run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@livekit/protocol": "^1.10.3",
+    "@livekit/protocol": "^1.12.0",
     "camelcase-keys": "^7.0.0",
     "jose": "^5.1.2"
   },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ada32b8a..a4669e0b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ settings:
 
 dependencies:
   '@livekit/protocol':
-    specifier: ^1.10.3
-    version: 1.10.3
+    specifier: ^1.12.0
+    version: 1.12.0
   camelcase-keys:
     specifier: ^7.0.0
     version: 7.0.2
@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ packages:
       - encoding
     dev: true
 
-  /@livekit/protocol@1.10.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-m247Fa67VRo6ojCzmHWA5TBTnjZzB9bTYeRP/yMsMiLz+Ug7EKTRHV0uP17hUocRqoPsbejG+JWq/A5JFrlABg==}
+  /@livekit/protocol@1.12.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-AMUWxna4AO/biPaKiu45JYYVHi7sc+sK6pkeNNpqkzL85+eeHkNhkFfENn9YbQKQsVWABkOmcL8p4ZbUjxZkeQ==}
     dependencies:
       '@bufbuild/protobuf': 1.7.2
     dev: false
diff --git a/src/RoomServiceClient.ts b/src/RoomServiceClient.ts
index 8be1208b..9aec34b2 100644
--- a/src/RoomServiceClient.ts
+++ b/src/RoomServiceClient.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import type { DataPacket_Kind, TrackInfo } from '@livekit/protocol';
 import {
-  ParticipantInfo,
-  ParticipantPermission,
-  Room,
   CreateRoomRequest,
   DeleteRoomRequest,
   ListParticipantsRequest,
@@ -11,6 +8,9 @@ import {
   ListRoomsResponse,
   MuteRoomTrackRequest,
   MuteRoomTrackResponse,
+  ParticipantInfo,
+  ParticipantPermission,
+  Room,
   RoomEgress,
   RoomParticipantIdentity,
   SendDataRequest,
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   UpdateSubscriptionsRequest,
 } from '@livekit/protocol';
 import ServiceBase from './ServiceBase.js';
-import { livekitPackage, Rpc, TwirpRpc } from './TwirpRPC.js';
+import { Rpc, TwirpRpc, livekitPackage } from './TwirpRPC.js';
 
 /**
  * Options for when creating a room
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ export interface CreateOptions {
   name: string;
 
   /**
-   * number of seconds the room should clean up after being empty
+   * number of seconds to keep the room open before any participant joins
    */
   emptyTimeout?: number;
 
+  /**
+   * number of seconds to keep the room open after the last participant leaves
+   */
+  departureTimeout?: number;
+
   /**
    * limit to the number of participants in a room at a time
    */