diff --git a/.github/workflows/development.yml b/.github/workflows/development.yml
index 5503f5dc04..900a56a68c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/development.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/development.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: Compile
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 8
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
     - name: Use Node.js
diff --git a/.github/workflows/production.yml b/.github/workflows/production.yml
index d4fd67a0ec..a5f3817339 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/production.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/production.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: Compile
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 8
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
     - name: Use Node.js
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0e4b5c47c0..8960abb736 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ jobs:
   createReleasePR:
     name: createReleasePR
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 8
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
     - name: Use Node.js
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testPR.yml b/.github/workflows/testPR.yml
index b232557bf5..cccd238a51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testPR.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testPR.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ jobs:
   check_changelog:
     name: checkChangelog
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - name: Use Node.js
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
   test_pr:
     name: testPR
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 8
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - name: Use Node.js
diff --git a/changes/michiel_add-timeout-to-gh-actions b/changes/michiel_add-timeout-to-gh-actions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4efb744d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/michiel_add-timeout-to-gh-actions
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[Changed] Add timeout to Github Actions workflows @michielmulders
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