diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_resty_events.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_resty_events.yml
index fc65c46..1b0b838 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_resty_events.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_with_resty_events.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(vars.GHA_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) }}
     name: CI using lua-resty-events
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy: