diff --git a/src/batdetect2/api_v2.py b/src/batdetect2/api_v2.py
index 398adac..d48944c 100644
--- a/src/batdetect2/api_v2.py
+++ b/src/batdetect2/api_v2.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class BatDetect2API:
         checkpoint_dir: Optional[Path] = DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_DIR,
         log_dir: Optional[Path] = DEFAULT_LOGS_DIR,
         experiment_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        num_epochs: Optional[int] = None,
         run_name: Optional[str] = None,
         seed: Optional[int] = None,
     ):
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ class BatDetect2API:
             val_workers=val_workers,
             checkpoint_dir=checkpoint_dir,
             log_dir=log_dir,
+            num_epochs=num_epochs,
             experiment_name=experiment_name,
             run_name=run_name,
             seed=seed,
diff --git a/src/batdetect2/cli/train.py b/src/batdetect2/cli/train.py
index 76105f9..7cb7d98 100644
--- a/src/batdetect2/cli/train.py
+++ b/src/batdetect2/cli/train.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ __all__ = ["train_command"]
 @click.option("--config-field", type=str)
 @click.option("--train-workers", type=int)
 @click.option("--val-workers", type=int)
+@click.option("--num-epochs", type=int)
 @click.option("--experiment-name", type=str)
 @click.option("--run-name", type=str)
 @click.option("--seed", type=int)
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ def train_command(
     targets_config: Optional[Path] = None,
     config_field: Optional[str] = None,
     seed: Optional[int] = None,
+    num_epochs: Optional[int] = None,
     train_workers: int = 0,
     val_workers: int = 0,
     experiment_name: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ def train_command(
         val_workers=val_workers,
         checkpoint_dir=ckpt_dir,
         log_dir=log_dir,
+        num_epochs=num_epochs,
         experiment_name=experiment_name,
         run_name=run_name,
         seed=seed,
diff --git a/src/batdetect2/train/train.py b/src/batdetect2/train/train.py
index a5c5a43..5673d0d 100644
--- a/src/batdetect2/train/train.py
+++ b/src/batdetect2/train/train.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def train(
     checkpoint_dir: Optional[Path] = None,
     log_dir: Optional[Path] = None,
     experiment_name: Optional[str] = None,
+    num_epochs: Optional[int] = None,
     run_name: Optional[str] = None,
     seed: Optional[int] = None,
 ):
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ def train(
             targets=targets,
         ),
         checkpoint_dir=checkpoint_dir,
+        num_epochs=num_epochs,
         log_dir=log_dir,
         experiment_name=experiment_name,
         run_name=run_name,
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ def build_trainer(
     log_dir: Optional[Path] = None,
     experiment_name: Optional[str] = None,
     run_name: Optional[str] = None,
+    num_epochs: Optional[int] = None,
 ) -> Trainer:
     trainer_conf = config.train.trainer
     logger.opt(lazy=True).debug(
@@ -149,8 +152,13 @@ def build_trainer(
         )
     )
 
+    train_config = trainer_conf.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
+
+    if num_epochs is not None:
+        train_config["max_epochs"] = num_epochs
+
     return Trainer(
-        **trainer_conf.model_dump(exclude_none=True),
+        **train_config,
         logger=train_logger,
         callbacks=[
             build_checkpoint_callback(