diff --git a/config/rector/authentication40.php b/config/rector/authentication40.php
index a2c45af9..5b5d57c3 100644
--- a/config/rector/authentication40.php
+++ b/config/rector/authentication40.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::AUTHENTICATION_40]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/cakephp40.php b/config/rector/cakephp40.php
index 6032bf63..1546a372 100644
--- a/config/rector/cakephp40.php
+++ b/config/rector/cakephp40.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CAKEPHP_40]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/cakephp41.php b/config/rector/cakephp41.php
index ec1fd0d0..2a1cb5cb 100644
--- a/config/rector/cakephp41.php
+++ b/config/rector/cakephp41.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/default-rector.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CAKEPHP_41]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/cakephp42.php b/config/rector/cakephp42.php
index 0ada4ae9..8be77138 100644
--- a/config/rector/cakephp42.php
+++ b/config/rector/cakephp42.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CAKEPHP_42]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/cakephp43.php b/config/rector/cakephp43.php
index 77d57271..6dd6bfda 100644
--- a/config/rector/cakephp43.php
+++ b/config/rector/cakephp43.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CAKEPHP_43]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/cakephp44.php b/config/rector/cakephp44.php
index 9ef6db7d..38be24b8 100644
--- a/config/rector/cakephp44.php
+++ b/config/rector/cakephp44.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CAKEPHP_44]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/cakephp45.php b/config/rector/cakephp45.php
index 34c21b97..71a836cc 100644
--- a/config/rector/cakephp45.php
+++ b/config/rector/cakephp45.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CAKEPHP_45]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/cakephp50.php b/config/rector/cakephp50.php
index ffff7585..87c464f5 100644
--- a/config/rector/cakephp50.php
+++ b/config/rector/cakephp50.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CAKEPHP_50]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/cakephp51.php b/config/rector/cakephp51.php
index 65b2bbf2..9e826740 100644
--- a/config/rector/cakephp51.php
+++ b/config/rector/cakephp51.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CAKEPHP_51]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/cakephp52.php b/config/rector/cakephp52.php
index 49e95eeb..d1852b24 100644
--- a/config/rector/cakephp52.php
+++ b/config/rector/cakephp52.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CAKEPHP_52]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/cakephp53.php b/config/rector/cakephp53.php
index bdf4b523..bc49be0e 100644
--- a/config/rector/cakephp53.php
+++ b/config/rector/cakephp53.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CAKEPHP_53]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/chronos3.php b/config/rector/chronos3.php
index 715bf4c8..d5f1b3bd 100644
--- a/config/rector/chronos3.php
+++ b/config/rector/chronos3.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CHRONOS_3]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/defaults.php b/config/rector/defaults.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86996155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rector/defaults.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
+
+/**
+ * This file is/should be imported by all other rulesets to define
+ * default config overwrites which are needed for this app to work properly
+ */
+return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    // When processing very large apps rector's default 120 second timeout can be too low
+    $rectorConfig->parallel(600);
+};
diff --git a/config/rector/migrations45.php b/config/rector/migrations45.php
index 85a45412..14771beb 100644
--- a/config/rector/migrations45.php
+++ b/config/rector/migrations45.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::MIGRATIONS_45]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/migrations50.php b/config/rector/migrations50.php
index a4e8397e..f65c4f7c 100644
--- a/config/rector/migrations50.php
+++ b/config/rector/migrations50.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::MIGRATIONS_50]);
 };
diff --git a/config/rector/phpunit80.php b/config/rector/phpunit80.php
index 647734f6..852e082e 100644
--- a/config/rector/phpunit80.php
+++ b/config/rector/phpunit80.php
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 use Rector\PHPUnit\Set\PHPUnitSetList;
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/defaults.php');
     $rectorConfig->sets([PHPUnitSetList::PHPUNIT_80]);
 };