diff --git a/cumulus/.github/workflows/release-21_extrinsic-ordering-check-from-two.yml b/cumulus/.github/workflows/release-21_extrinsic-ordering-check-from-two.yml
index 9959d23edb..fd36c631e0 100644
--- a/cumulus/.github/workflows/release-21_extrinsic-ordering-check-from-two.yml
+++ b/cumulus/.github/workflows/release-21_extrinsic-ordering-check-from-two.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
   check:
     name: Run check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     env:
       BIN_URL: ${{github.event.inputs.binary_url}}
       REF_URL: ${{github.event.inputs.reference_binary_url}}