diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e09deacfb..4f6b81582 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Install system packages
+        timeout-minutes: 10
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y libsqlite3-0 libvips curl ffmpeg
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2