diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/java-ci.yml
index 8ad0dc492..0a50f3b44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       matrix:
         java: [11, 15, 17]