diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 88fa1cd1c..9632dd47d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         run: curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh| sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.23.7
 
       - name: Run golangci-lint
-        run: $(go env GOPATH)/bin/golangci-lint run
+        run: $(go env GOPATH)/bin/golangci-lint run --timeout 5m0s
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: go test -v -race -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.txt -coverpkg=./... ./...