diff --git a/.changeset/warm-swans-peel.md b/.changeset/warm-swans-peel.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..297ce7b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/warm-swans-peel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@asyncapi/cli": patch
+---
+
+fix: add 10s timeout to registry validation to prevent indefinite hang
diff --git a/src/utils/generate/registry.ts b/src/utils/generate/registry.ts
index 16fdda2e5..d526c9dc8 100644
--- a/src/utils/generate/registry.ts
+++ b/src/utils/generate/registry.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ export function registryURLParser(input?: string) {
 export async function registryValidation(registryUrl?: string, registryAuth?: string, registryToken?: string) {
   if (!registryUrl) { return; }
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(registryUrl as string);
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 10000);
+    const response = await fetch(registryUrl as string, { signal: controller.signal });
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
     if (response.status === 401 && !registryAuth && !registryToken) {
       throw new Error('You Need to pass either registryAuth in username:password encoded in Base64 or need to pass registryToken');
     }
-  } catch {
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    if (error.name === 'AbortError') {
+      throw new Error(`Registry URL timed out after 10s: ${registryUrl}. Check the URL or network connectivity.`);
+    }
     throw new Error(`Can't fetch registryURL: ${registryUrl}`);
   }
 }