diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index aa5f2bde4f9f1cebbca4a060215b0a6469698cab..685e31f3db11991673b2f8d603f006c97c899dbd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -116,3 +116,4 @@ spack:install:
   artifacts:
     reports:
       junit: spack-install.xml
+  timeout: 10h