diff --git a/.github/workflows/pongo-test.yml b/.github/workflows/pongo-test.yml
index 3d883b5..24b1bdc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pongo-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pongo-test.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
   build:
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(vars.GHA_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) }}
     # The type of runner that the job will run on
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest