diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_test.yml
index 1376a2cec2..dbf08d32cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_test.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   e2e-test:
     if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'qe:e2e')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 40
     permissions:
       packages: write
       contents: read