diff --git a/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-release.yml b/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-release.yml
index 93d579c1..5a6b13ce 100644
--- a/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-release.yml
+++ b/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-release.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ jobs:
   MT-RELEASE-JOB:
     if: ${{ github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch || github.event.inputs.allowNonDefault == 'true' }}
     name: "MT Release"
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: MT check out main repository code (with submodules)