diff --git a/pallets/commitments/src/lib.rs b/pallets/commitments/src/lib.rs
index d5d132034a..7e862a593b 100644
--- a/pallets/commitments/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallets/commitments/src/lib.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 
         /// The rate limit for commitments
         #[pallet::constant]
-        type RateLimit: Get<BlockNumberFor<Self>>;
+        type DefaultRateLimit: Get<BlockNumberFor<Self>>;
     }
 
     #[pallet::event]
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ pub mod pallet {
         CommitmentSetRateLimitExceeded,
     }
 
+    #[pallet::type_value]
+    /// Default value for commitment rate limit.
+    pub fn DefaultRateLimit<T: Config>() -> BlockNumberFor<T> {
+        T::DefaultRateLimit::get()
+    }
+
+    /// The rate limit for commitments
+    #[pallet::storage]
+    pub type RateLimit<T> = StorageValue<_, BlockNumberFor<T>, ValueQuery, DefaultRateLimit<T>>;
+
     /// Identity data by account
     #[pallet::storage]
     #[pallet::getter(fn commitment_of)]
@@ -137,7 +147,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
             let cur_block = <frame_system::Pallet<T>>::block_number();
             if let Some(last_commit) = <LastCommitment<T>>::get(netuid, &who) {
                 ensure!(
-                    cur_block >= last_commit.saturating_add(T::RateLimit::get()),
+                    cur_block >= last_commit.saturating_add(RateLimit::<T>::get()),
                     Error::<T>::CommitmentSetRateLimitExceeded
                 );
             }
@@ -173,6 +183,19 @@ pub mod pallet {
 
             Ok(())
         }
+
+        /// Sudo-set the commitment rate limit
+        #[pallet::call_index(1)]
+        #[pallet::weight((
+			T::WeightInfo::set_rate_limit(),
+			DispatchClass::Operational,
+			Pays::No
+		))]
+        pub fn set_rate_limit(origin: OriginFor<T>, rate_limit_blocks: u32) -> DispatchResult {
+            ensure_root(origin)?;
+            RateLimit::<T>::set(rate_limit_blocks.into());
+            Ok(())
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/pallets/commitments/src/tests.rs b/pallets/commitments/src/tests.rs
index 036cb5d83e..15675d8ad8 100644
--- a/pallets/commitments/src/tests.rs
+++ b/pallets/commitments/src/tests.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl pallet_commitments::Config for Test {
     type CanCommit = ();
     type FieldDeposit = frame_support::traits::ConstU64<0>;
     type InitialDeposit = frame_support::traits::ConstU64<0>;
-    type RateLimit = frame_support::traits::ConstU64<0>;
+    type DefaultRateLimit = frame_support::traits::ConstU64<0>;
 }
 
 // // Build genesis storage according to the mock runtime.
diff --git a/pallets/commitments/src/weights.rs b/pallets/commitments/src/weights.rs
index 5e58b6873c..b91017e050 100644
--- a/pallets/commitments/src/weights.rs
+++ b/pallets/commitments/src/weights.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use core::marker::PhantomData;
 /// Weight functions needed for `pallet_commitments`.
 pub trait WeightInfo {
 	fn set_commitment() -> Weight;
+	fn set_rate_limit() -> Weight;
 }
 
 /// Weights for `pallet_commitments` using the Substrate node and recommended hardware.
@@ -48,6 +49,11 @@ impl<T: frame_system::Config> WeightInfo for SubstrateWeight<T> {
 			.saturating_add(T::DbWeight::get().reads(2_u64))
 			.saturating_add(T::DbWeight::get().writes(2_u64))
 	}
+	/// Sudo setting rate limit for commitments
+	fn set_rate_limit() -> Weight {
+		Weight::from_parts(10_000_000, 2000)
+			.saturating_add(RocksDbWeight::get().reads(1_u64))
+	}	
 }
 
 // For backwards compatibility and tests.
@@ -65,4 +71,10 @@ impl WeightInfo for () {
 			.saturating_add(RocksDbWeight::get().reads(2_u64))
 			.saturating_add(RocksDbWeight::get().writes(2_u64))
 	}
+
+	/// Sudo setting rate limit for commitments
+	fn set_rate_limit() -> Weight {
+		Weight::from_parts(10_000_000, 2000)
+			.saturating_add(RocksDbWeight::get().reads(1_u64))
+	}	
 }
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diff --git a/runtime/src/lib.rs b/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 5c3688a510..36a879e48b 100644
--- a/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ impl pallet_commitments::Config for Runtime {
     type MaxFields = MaxCommitFields;
     type InitialDeposit = CommitmentInitialDeposit;
     type FieldDeposit = CommitmentFieldDeposit;
-    type RateLimit = CommitmentRateLimit;
+    type DefaultRateLimit = CommitmentRateLimit;
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "fast-blocks"))]