diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-mingw.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-mingw.yml
index 8f6ff31182a..a8c27b17224 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-mingw.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-mingw.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
+    timeout-minutes: 19 # max + 3*std of the last 7K runs
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: