diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1fea849517..c5dd3641ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
         scala: [2.12.18, 2.13.10, 3.3.0]
         java: [graal_21.1.0@11, temurin@8]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout current branch (full)
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 688e306a48..fdb1da7f33 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import BuildHelper._
 import Dependencies._
 import sbt.librarymanagement.ScalaArtifacts.isScala3
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
 val releaseDrafterVersion = "5"
 
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ inThisBuild(
   ),
 )
 
+ThisBuild / githubWorkflowBuildTimeout := Some(60.minutes)
+
 lazy val root = (project in file("."))
   .settings(stdSettings("zio-http-root"))
   .settings(publishSetting(false))