diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 85cac6af6..97bf3c0d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         # platform: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
         platform: [ubuntu-latest]
         python-version: ['3.10', '3.11']
+    timeout-minutes: 20
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3