diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7ed6ab1c423..3381bf23d1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   test:
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ jobs:
   # We are not interested in providing official support for i386.
   cross-i386:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    timeout-minutes: 15
 
     steps:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 984e4f6721b..f3b9e676585 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       run: make validate-keyring
 
   lint:
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: read
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
   release:
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: checkout