diff --git a/fork.rst b/fork.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e3a85308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fork.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.. _fork:
+
+Timescale patroni fork
+======================
+
+
+TS_1
+-----
+
+- Add ``xlog_cache_ttl`` parameter for the Kubernetes DCS
+
+  Setting it to multiple of ``loop_wait`` prevents frequent pod updates, reducing the load on the API server, at the expense of stale value of the xlog position in the member's metadata.
diff --git a/patroni/config.py b/patroni/config.py
index 662047f87..25d57d026 100644
--- a/patroni/config.py
+++ b/patroni/config.py
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ def _get_auth(name: str, params: Collection[str] = _AUTH_ALLOWED_PARAMETERS[:2])
                               'SERVICE_TAGS', 'NAMESPACE', 'CONTEXT', 'USE_ENDPOINTS', 'SCOPE_LABEL', 'ROLE_LABEL',
                               'POD_IP', 'PORTS', 'LABELS', 'BYPASS_API_SERVICE', 'RETRIABLE_HTTP_CODES', 'KEY_PASSWORD',
                               'USE_SSL', 'SET_ACLS', 'GROUP', 'DATABASE', 'LEADER_LABEL_VALUE', 'FOLLOWER_LABEL_VALUE',
-                              'STANDBY_LEADER_LABEL_VALUE', 'TMP_ROLE_LABEL', 'AUTH_DATA') and name:
+                              'STANDBY_LEADER_LABEL_VALUE', 'TMP_ROLE_LABEL', 'AUTH_DATA', 'XLOG_CACHE_TTL') and name:
                     value = os.environ.pop(param)
                     if name == 'CITUS':
                         if suffix == 'GROUP':
@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@ def _get_auth(name: str, params: Collection[str] = _AUTH_ALLOWED_PARAMETERS[:2])
                             continue
                     elif suffix == 'PORT':
                         value = value and parse_int(value)
+                    elif suffix == 'XLOG_CACHE_TTL':
+                        value = value and parse_int(value, 's')
                     elif suffix in ('HOSTS', 'PORTS', 'CHECKS', 'SERVICE_TAGS', 'RETRIABLE_HTTP_CODES'):
                         value = value and _parse_list(value)
                     elif suffix in ('LABELS', 'SET_ACLS', 'AUTH_DATA'):
diff --git a/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py b/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py
index 180b02164..22f4bc85e 100644
--- a/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py
+++ b/patroni/dcs/kubernetes.py
@@ -852,6 +852,8 @@ def reload_config(self, config: Union['Config', Dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
 
         # cache xlog location for the member, preventing pod update when xlog location is the only update for the pod
         self._xlog_cache_ttl = parse_int(kconfig.get('xlog_cache_ttl', '0'), 's') or 0
+        if self._xlog_cache_ttl is not None:
+            logger.debug("set xlog_cache_ttl to %d", self._xlog_cache_ttl)
 
     @staticmethod
     def member(pod: K8sObject) -> Member:
@@ -1341,7 +1343,8 @@ def touch_member(self, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
 
         replaced_xlog_location: Optional[str] = data.get('xlog_location', None)
         cached_xlog_location, last_updated = self._get_cached_xlog_location()
-        if last_updated is not None and last_updated + self._xlog_cache_ttl > time.time():
+        now = time.time()
+        if last_updated is not None and last_updated + self._xlog_cache_ttl > now:
             if cached_xlog_location is not None and replaced_xlog_location is not None:
                 data['xlog_location'] = cached_xlog_location
         elif replaced_xlog_location is not None:
@@ -1364,6 +1367,10 @@ def touch_member(self, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
             ret = self._api.patch_namespaced_pod(self._name, self._namespace, body)
             if ret:
                 self._pods.set(self._name, ret)
+        elif cached_xlog_location != replaced_xlog_location and last_updated is not None:
+            logger.debug("prevented pod update, keeping cached xlog value for up to %d seconds",
+                         (last_updated + self._xlog_cache_ttl - now))
+
         if self._should_create_config_service:
             self._create_config_service()
         return bool(ret)
diff --git a/patroni/validator.py b/patroni/validator.py
index a3bf53eb9..58e000d2f 100644
--- a/patroni/validator.py
+++ b/patroni/validator.py
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ def validate_watchdog_mode(value: Any) -> None:
             Optional("ports"): [{"name": str, "port": IntValidator(max=65535, expected_type=int, raise_assert=True)}],
             Optional("cacert"): str,
             Optional("retriable_http_codes"): Or(int, [int]),
-            Optional('xlog_cache_ttl'): IntValidator(min=0, max=1200, base_unit='s', raise_assert=True)
+            Optional('xlog_cache_ttl'): IntValidator(min=0, max=3600, base_unit='s', raise_assert=True)
         },
     }),
     Optional("citus"): {
diff --git a/tests/test_ctl.py b/tests/test_ctl.py
index 42d78214f..7613b1292 100644
--- a/tests/test_ctl.py
+++ b/tests/test_ctl.py
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ def test_edit_config(self):
     @patch('patroni.ctl.request_patroni')
     def test_version(self, mock_request):
         result = self.runner.invoke(ctl, ['version'])
-        assert 'patronictl version' in result.output
+        assert 'patronictl (timescale fork) version' in result.output
         mock_request.return_value.data = b'{"patroni":{"version":"1.2.3"},"server_version": 100001}'
         result = self.runner.invoke(ctl, ['version', 'dummy'])
         assert '1.2.3' in result.output