diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b0d40a79d79e40593c0f83f95bc7076121f9d426..3d46db23fd5eedaade4f60568fa726607eccf28b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ backup:
     - docker image prune -f
   retry:
     max: 2
+  timeout: 3h