diff --git a/src/Mpociot/Versionable/Jobs/VersionableJob.php b/src/Mpociot/Versionable/Jobs/VersionableJob.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b27bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mpociot/Versionable/Jobs/VersionableJob.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Mpociot\Versionable\Jobs;
+
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Mpociot\Versionable\Version;
+use ReflectionClass;
+use ReflectionException;
+
+class VersionableJob implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable;
+    use InteractsWithQueue;
+    use Queueable;
+    use SerializesModels;
+
+    private int $id;
+    private string $modelClass;
+    private array $attributes;
+    private array $originalAttributes;
+
+    public function __construct(private Model $model, private string|null $reason = null)
+    {
+        $this->attributes = $this->model->getAttributes();
+        $this->originalAttributes = $this->model->getOriginal();
+        $this->id = $this->model->id;
+        $this->modelClass = get_class($this->model);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws ReflectionException
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $resourceReflection = new ReflectionClass($this->modelClass);
+        $staticResource = $resourceReflection->newInstanceWithoutConstructor();
+        $model = $staticResource->find($this->id);
+
+        foreach ($this->originalAttributes as $key => $value) {
+            $model->setAttribute($key, $value);
+        }
+
+        $model->syncOriginal();
+
+        foreach ($this->attributes as $key => $value) {
+            $model->setAttribute($key, $value);
+        }
+
+        $model->versionableDirtyData = $model->getDirty();
+        $model->updating = $model->exists;
+        $model->reason = $this->reason;
+
+        Version::createVersionForModel($model);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Mpociot/Versionable/Version.php b/src/Mpociot/Versionable/Version.php
index add5cba..f05aff9 100644
--- a/src/Mpociot/Versionable/Version.php
+++ b/src/Mpociot/Versionable/Version.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model as Eloquent;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Mpociot\Versionable\Jobs\VersionableJob;
 
 /**
  * Class Version
@@ -105,4 +106,31 @@ public function diff(Version $againstVersion = null)
         return $diffArray;
     }
 
+    public static function createVersionForModel(Model $model)
+    {
+        if (
+            ( $model->versioningEnabled === true && $model->updating && $model->isValidForVersioning() ) ||
+            ( $model->versioningEnabled === true && !$model->updating && !is_null($model->versionableDirtyData) && count($model->versionableDirtyData))
+        ) {
+            // Save a new version
+            $class                     = $model->getVersionClass();
+            $version                   = new $class();
+            $version->versionable_id   = $model->getKey();
+            $version->versionable_type = method_exists($model, 'getMorphClass') ? $model->getMorphClass() : get_class($model);
+            $version->user_id          = $model->getAuthUserId();
+
+            $versionedHiddenFields = $model->versionedHiddenFields ?? [];
+            $model->makeVisible($versionedHiddenFields);
+            $version->model_data       = serialize($model->attributesToArray());
+            $model->makeHidden($versionedHiddenFields);
+
+            if (!empty( $model->reason )) {
+                $version->reason = $model->reason;
+            }
+
+            $version->save();
+
+            $model->purgeOldVersions();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Mpociot/Versionable/VersionableTrait.php b/src/Mpociot/Versionable/VersionableTrait.php
index f9ff17e..32be169 100644
--- a/src/Mpociot/Versionable/VersionableTrait.php
+++ b/src/Mpociot/Versionable/VersionableTrait.php
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 namespace Mpociot\Versionable;
 
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\MorphMany;
+use Log;
+use Mpociot\Versionable\Jobs\VersionableJob;
 
 /**
  * Class VersionableTrait
@@ -10,16 +13,15 @@
  */
 trait VersionableTrait
 {
-
     /**
      * Retrieve, if exists, the property that define that Version model.
      * If no property defined, use the default Version model.
-     * 
+     *
      * Trait cannot share properties whth their class !
      * http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.traits.php
      * @return unknown|string
      */
-    protected function getVersionClass()
+    public function getVersionClass()
     {
         if( property_exists( self::class, 'versionClass') ) {
             return $this->versionClass;
@@ -40,19 +42,19 @@ protected function getVersionClass()
      *
      * @var array
      */
-    private $versionableDirtyData;
+    public $versionableDirtyData;
 
     /**
      * Optional reason, why this version was created
      * @var string
      */
-    private $reason;
+    public $reason;
 
     /**
      * Flag that determines if the model allows versioning at all
      * @var bool
      */
-    protected $versioningEnabled = true;
+    public $versioningEnabled = true;
 
     /**
      * @return $this
@@ -160,47 +162,25 @@ protected function versionablePreSave()
      */
     protected function versionablePostSave()
     {
-        /**
-         * We'll save new versions on updating and first creation
-         */
-        if (
-            ( $this->versioningEnabled === true && $this->updating && $this->isValidForVersioning() ) ||
-            ( $this->versioningEnabled === true && !$this->updating && !is_null($this->versionableDirtyData) && count($this->versionableDirtyData))
-        ) {
-            // Save a new version
-            $class                     = $this->getVersionClass();
-            $version                   = new $class();
-            $version->versionable_id   = $this->getKey();
-            $version->versionable_type = method_exists($this, 'getMorphClass') ? $this->getMorphClass() : get_class($this);
-            $version->user_id          = $this->getAuthUserId();
-            
-            $versionedHiddenFields = $this->versionedHiddenFields ?? [];
-            $this->makeVisible($versionedHiddenFields);
-            $version->model_data       = serialize($this->attributesToArray());
-            $this->makeHidden($versionedHiddenFields);
-
-            if (!empty( $this->reason )) {
-                $version->reason = $this->reason;
-            }
-
-            $version->save();
-
-            $this->purgeOldVersions();
+        if (config('versionable.use_queue', false)) {
+            VersionableJob::dispatch($this, $this?->reason);
+        } else {
+            Version::createVersionForModel($this);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Delete old versions of this model when they reach a specific count.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return void
      */
-    private function purgeOldVersions()
+    public function purgeOldVersions()
     {
         $keep = isset($this->keepOldVersions) ? $this->keepOldVersions : 0;
-        
+
         if ((int)$keep > 0) {
             $count = $this->versions()->count();
-            
+
             if ($count > $keep) {
                 $this->getLatestVersions()
                     ->take($count)
@@ -218,7 +198,7 @@ private function purgeOldVersions()
      *
      * @return bool
      */
-    private function isValidForVersioning()
+    public function isValidForVersioning()
     {
         $dontVersionFields = isset( $this->dontVersionFields ) ? $this->dontVersionFields : [];
         $removeableKeys    = array_merge($dontVersionFields, [$this->getUpdatedAtColumn()]);
@@ -245,6 +225,4 @@ protected function getLatestVersions()
     {
         return $this->versions()->orderByDesc('version_id');
     }
-
-
 }
diff --git a/src/config/config.php b/src/config/config.php
index 637864c..f8c453e 100644
--- a/src/config/config.php
+++ b/src/config/config.php
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
      * Feel free to change this, if you need specific version
      * model logic.
      */
-    'version_model' => \Mpociot\Versionable\Version::class
+    'version_model' => \Mpociot\Versionable\Version::class,
 
-];
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    /*
+     * Here you can configure the versioning logic
+     * to be handled within a separate job.
+     */
+    'use_queue' => env('VERSIONING_USE_QUEUE', false)
+];