diff --git a/.github/workflows/bin-image.yml b/.github/workflows/bin-image.yml
index f1dca828ecc1c..b8f76010986dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bin-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bin-image.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
   prepare:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 120 # guardrails timeout for the whole job
+    timeout-minutes: 20 # guardrails timeout for the whole job
     outputs:
       platforms: ${{ steps.platforms.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f0f66f8491cc2..41d61de6a1449 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
 
   prepare-cross:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 120 # guardrails timeout for the whole job
+    timeout-minutes: 20 # guardrails timeout for the whole job
     needs:
       - validate-dco
     outputs:
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
 
   cross:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    timeout-minutes: 120 # guardrails timeout for the whole job
+    timeout-minutes: 20 # guardrails timeout for the whole job
     needs:
       - validate-dco
       - prepare-cross