diff --git a/crates/datapod/src/cli.rs b/crates/datapod/src/cli.rs
index 739d0dc..78f4938 100644
--- a/crates/datapod/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/datapod/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 
+use crate::commands::config::Config;
 use crate::commands::init::Init;
 use crate::commands::version::Version;
 
@@ -13,5 +14,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Args {
 #[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
 pub(crate) enum Command {
     Init(Init),
+    Config(Config),
     Version(Version),
 }
diff --git a/crates/datapod/src/commands/config.rs b/crates/datapod/src/commands/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de66e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/datapod/src/commands/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+use clap::Parser;
+
+use crate::config::Runtime;
+use crate::datapod::Datapod;
+use crate::error::{bail, DatapodError, DatapodResult};
+
+/// Get and set dataset options.
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+pub(crate) struct Config {
+    /// Get the value for the given key.
+    #[arg(long, conflicts_with_all = ["value", "unset", "set"])]
+    get: bool,
+
+    /// Remove the key from the config.
+    #[arg(long, conflicts_with_all = ["value", "get", "set"])]
+    unset: bool,
+
+    /// Set the value for the given key.
+    #[arg(long, requires = "value", conflicts_with_all = ["get", "unset"])]
+    set: bool,
+
+    key: String,
+
+    #[arg(conflicts_with_all = ["get", "unset"])]
+    value: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[inline]
+fn print_option<T>(key: &str, value: Option<T>)
+where
+    T: ToString,
+{
+    println!(
+        "{key} = {}",
+        match value {
+            Some(value) => value.to_string(),
+            None => "None".to_string(),
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn execute(args: Config) -> DatapodResult<()> {
+    let datapod = Datapod::discover()?;
+    let mut config = datapod.config()?;
+    let key = args.key.as_str();
+
+    if args.value.is_some() {
+        let value = args.value.unwrap();
+        match key {
+            "runtime.num_jobs" => {
+                if let Ok(value) = value.parse::<usize>() {
+                    if let Some(ref mut runtime) = config.runtime {
+                        runtime.num_jobs = Some(value);
+                    } else {
+                        config.runtime = Some(Runtime {
+                            num_jobs: Some(value),
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    config.save()?;
+                } else {
+                    bail!("invalid value `{value}`");
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {
+                bail!("unknown or unsupported config option `{key}`");
+            }
+        }
+    } else if args.get || (!args.unset && !args.set) {
+        match key {
+            "runtime.num_jobs" => {
+                print_option(
+                    key,
+                    config.runtime.and_then(|rt| rt.num_jobs),
+                );
+            }
+            _ => {
+                bail!("unknown or unsupported config option `{key}`");
+            }
+        }
+    } else if args.unset {
+        match key {
+            "runtime.num_jobs" => {
+                config.runtime = None;
+                config.save()?;
+            }
+            _ => {
+                bail!("unknown or unsupported config option `{key}`");
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        unreachable!()
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/datapod/src/commands/mod.rs b/crates/datapod/src/commands/mod.rs
index b4b73e4..6f8249d 100644
--- a/crates/datapod/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/datapod/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+pub(crate) mod config;
 pub(crate) mod init;
 pub(crate) mod version;
diff --git a/crates/datapod/src/config.rs b/crates/datapod/src/config.rs
index 6941f4d..d26bdb5 100644
--- a/crates/datapod/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/datapod/src/config.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ pub(crate) struct Config {
     /// Datapod metadata.
     pub(crate) metadata: Metadata,
 
+    /// Runtime options.
+    pub(crate) runtime: Option<Runtime>,
+
     /// This structure should always be constructed using a public
     /// constructor or using the update syntax:
     ///
@@ -60,6 +63,14 @@ impl Default for Metadata {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub(crate) struct Runtime {
+    /// Number of threads to use. If this options isn't set or a value
+    /// of "0" is chosen, the maximum number of available threads
+    /// is used.
+    pub(crate) num_jobs: Option<usize>,
+}
+
 impl Config {
     /// Creates a new default config and sets the file location.
     pub(crate) fn create<P>(path: P) -> DatapodResult<Self>
diff --git a/crates/datapod/src/error.rs b/crates/datapod/src/error.rs
index 17501cc..fcab6f7 100644
--- a/crates/datapod/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/datapod/src/error.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 pub(crate) type DatapodResult<T> = Result<T, DatapodError>;
 
+macro_rules! bail {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => {{
+        return Err(DatapodError::Other(format!($($arg)*)));
+    }};
+}
+
+pub(crate) use bail;
+
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub(crate) enum DatapodError {
     #[error(transparent)]
diff --git a/crates/datapod/src/main.rs b/crates/datapod/src/main.rs
index 8370e39..8c7c1dc 100644
--- a/crates/datapod/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/datapod/src/main.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ mod cli;
 mod commands;
 mod config;
 mod datapod;
+#[macro_use]
 mod error;
 
 fn run(args: Args) -> DatapodResult<()> {
     match args.cmd {
         Command::Init(args) => commands::init::execute(args),
+        Command::Config(args) => commands::config::execute(args),
         Command::Version(args) => commands::version::execute(args),
     }
 }