diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-packages.yaml b/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-packages.yaml
index 17bc6975e54..afe84807333 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-packages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-packages.yaml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Retrieve target info for repo creation
         id: get-target-info
+        timeout-minutes: 5
         # Remove any .arm648 suffix
         # For ubuntu map to codename using the disto-info list (CSV)
         run: |
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "target=$TARGET" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         env:
           DISTRO: ${{ matrix.distro }}
+          DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Verify output target
@@ -219,9 +221,12 @@ jobs:
       - call-build-linux-packages
     steps:
       - name: Install dependencies
+        timeout-minutes: 10
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y createrepo-c aptly awscli
+        env:
+          DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
 
       - name: Checkout code for repo metadata construction - always latest
         uses: actions/checkout@v4