diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5e43fb..8d6a408 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Configurable AWS credential provider via `credential_provider` config / `RDS_IAM_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER` env var — supports `default`, `environment`, `ecs` (Pod Identity / ECS task role), `web_identity` (IRSA), `instance_profile`, `sso`, and `ini`
+
 ## [1.0.2] - 2026-03-06
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 13ae26e..9953ba5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ The package config (`config/rds-iam-auth.php`):
 | Key | Default | Description |
 |---|---|---|
 | `region` | `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION` / `AWS_REGION` env | Fallback region when not set on connection |
+| `credential_provider` | `default` | AWS credential provider for token signing. Override with `RDS_IAM_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER` env. Supported: `default`, `environment`, `ecs`, `web_identity`, `instance_profile`, `sso`, `ini`. |
 | `cache_store` | `null` | Laravel cache store for token caching when APCu is unavailable. Use `file`, `redis`, `memcached`, etc. **Never** `database` or `dynamodb`. |
 | `cache_ttl` | `600` (10 min) | Cache TTL in seconds (APCu and Laravel cache). Tokens are valid for 15 min. |
 | `pgsql_sslmode` | `verify-full` | SSL mode for PostgreSQL IAM connections. Overrides connection-level `sslmode` to prevent accidental downgrade. Override with `RDS_IAM_PGSQL_SSLMODE` env. |
@@ -130,6 +131,8 @@ GRANT rds_iam TO app_user;
 
 The AWS SDK default credential chain picks up Pod Identity credentials automatically. No code changes needed beyond enabling `use_iam_auth`.
 
+*The option to force a specific credential provider exists via the `credential_provider` config option.*
+
 ## Token Caching
 
 IAM auth tokens are valid for 15 minutes. The package caches them to avoid per-request STS calls:
diff --git a/config/rds-iam-auth.php b/config/rds-iam-auth.php
index 5a95831..acf8abf 100644
--- a/config/rds-iam-auth.php
+++ b/config/rds-iam-auth.php
@@ -15,6 +15,23 @@
 
     'region' => env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION', env('AWS_REGION', 'us-east-1')),
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | AWS Credential Provider
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | The AWS credential provider used to sign IAM auth tokens. The default
+    | uses the full SDK credential chain. Override to force a specific
+    | provider when multiple credential sources exist (e.g. Pod Identity
+    | over env vars).
+    |
+    | Supported: 'default', 'environment', 'ecs', 'web_identity',
+    |            'instance_profile', 'sso', 'ini'
+    |
+    */
+
+    'credential_provider' => env('RDS_IAM_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER', 'default'),
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Token Cache Store
diff --git a/src/RdsAuthTokenProvider.php b/src/RdsAuthTokenProvider.php
index f29beba..785c13c 100644
--- a/src/RdsAuthTokenProvider.php
+++ b/src/RdsAuthTokenProvider.php
@@ -63,6 +63,25 @@ private function generateToken(string $host, int $port, string $username, string
 
     protected function createTokenGenerator(): AuthTokenGenerator
     {
-        return new AuthTokenGenerator(CredentialProvider::defaultProvider());
+        return new AuthTokenGenerator($this->resolveCredentialProvider());
+    }
+
+    protected function resolveCredentialProvider(): callable
+    {
+        $name = config('rds-iam-auth.credential_provider', 'default');
+
+        return match ($name) {
+            'default' => CredentialProvider::defaultProvider(),
+            'environment' => CredentialProvider::env(),
+            'ecs' => CredentialProvider::ecsCredentials(),
+            'web_identity' => CredentialProvider::assumeRoleWithWebIdentityCredentialProvider(),
+            'instance_profile' => CredentialProvider::instanceProfile(),
+            'sso' => CredentialProvider::sso(),
+            'ini' => CredentialProvider::ini(),
+            default => throw new RuntimeException(
+                "Unsupported RDS IAM credential provider '{$name}'. "
+                ."Supported values: default, environment, ecs, web_identity, instance_profile, sso, ini."
+            ),
+        };
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/RdsAuthTokenProviderTest.php b/tests/RdsAuthTokenProviderTest.php
index cd580d0..800324e 100644
--- a/tests/RdsAuthTokenProviderTest.php
+++ b/tests/RdsAuthTokenProviderTest.php
@@ -111,6 +111,51 @@ public function test_throws_on_dynamodb_cache_store(): void
         $provider->getToken('my-rds.cluster.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com', 3306, 'app_user', 'us-east-1');
     }
 
+    private function resolveCredentialProviderFor(string $name): callable
+    {
+        config(['rds-iam-auth.credential_provider' => $name]);
+
+        $provider = new class extends RdsAuthTokenProvider
+        {
+            public function exposeCredentialProvider(): callable
+            {
+                return $this->resolveCredentialProvider();
+            }
+        };
+
+        return $provider->exposeCredentialProvider();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider validCredentialProviderNames
+     */
+    public function test_resolves_all_supported_credential_providers(string $name): void
+    {
+        $result = $this->resolveCredentialProviderFor($name);
+        $this->assertIsCallable($result);
+    }
+
+    public static function validCredentialProviderNames(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'default' => ['default'],
+            'environment' => ['environment'],
+            'ecs' => ['ecs'],
+            'web_identity' => ['web_identity'],
+            'instance_profile' => ['instance_profile'],
+            'sso' => ['sso'],
+            'ini' => ['ini'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function test_throws_on_unsupported_credential_provider(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(RuntimeException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage("Unsupported RDS IAM credential provider 'banana'");
+
+        $this->resolveCredentialProviderFor('banana');
+    }
+
     public function test_wraps_token_generation_failure_with_context(): void
     {
         $generator = Mockery::mock(AuthTokenGenerator::class);