diff --git a/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yml b/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yml
index 1aa067a82..9c9257068 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.event.inputs.version, 'v')
     name: Draft a new release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
index 7983264d7..6f1f1768f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Publish new release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
     # only merged pull requests that begin with 'release/' or 'hotfix/' must trigger this job
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true &&
       (contains(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/') || contains(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'hotfix/'))
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8f3a28682..a1ea3aa51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   Unit-Tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    timeout-minutes: 12
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 10