diff --git a/docs/07-deploy-file/02-deploy.file.reference.v1.md b/docs/07-deploy-file/02-deploy.file.reference.v1.md
index d17b334d8..69ef89e85 100644
--- a/docs/07-deploy-file/02-deploy.file.reference.v1.md
+++ b/docs/07-deploy-file/02-deploy.file.reference.v1.md
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ services:
   scheduler:
     engine: jenkins
     version: 2.176
+    number-of-executors: 4
     endpoints:
       scheduler.spryker.local:
 
@@ -1083,6 +1084,7 @@ A scheduler *Service* used to run application-specific jobs periodically in the
 
 * Project-wide
   * `scheduler: engine:` - possible value is `jenkins`.
+  * `scheduler: number-of-executors:` - defines the number of executors for the Jenkins instance. The minimum supported Jenkins version is 2.516.3. This property is relevant only for local development and does not affect the Cloud setup.
   * `scheduler: endpoints:` - defines the service's port and web interface that can be accessed via given endpoints.
 
 
diff --git a/generator/deploy-file-generator/config/validation.yml b/generator/deploy-file-generator/config/validation.yml
index fb3e50aa5..077b0eb9d 100644
--- a/generator/deploy-file-generator/config/validation.yml
+++ b/generator/deploy-file-generator/config/validation.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ services.*.engine:
     string-type:
 services.*.endpoints:
     array-type:
+services.scheduler.number-of-executors:
+    integer-type:
 
 # Docker
 docker.ssl.enabled:
diff --git a/generator/src/templates/service/jenkins/2.516.3/jenkins.yml.twig b/generator/src/templates/service/jenkins/2.516.3/jenkins.yml.twig
index c94f6ed7c..ac6dd9622 100644
--- a/generator/src/templates/service/jenkins/2.516.3/jenkins.yml.twig
+++ b/generator/src/templates/service/jenkins/2.516.3/jenkins.yml.twig
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
       retries: 5
     environment:
         JAVA_OPTS: '-Djenkins.model.Jenkins.debugMode=true -Djenkins.install.runSetupWizard=false -Xms128m -Xmx128m -Dhudson.security.csrf.GlobalCrumbIssuerConfiguration.DISABLE_CSRF_PROTECTION={{ serviceData['csrf-protection-enabled'] ? 'false' : 'true' }}'
+{% if serviceData['number-of-executors'] is defined %}
+        SPRYKER_JENKINS_EXECUTORS: {{ serviceData['number-of-executors'] }}
+{% endif %}
     volumes:
       - {{ serviceName }}-{{ serviceData['engine'] }}-data:/var/jenkins_home:rw
       - ${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}/context/jenkins/spryker.sh:/usr/bin/spryker.sh:rw