diff --git a/scripts/update-issue-form.mjs b/scripts/update-issue-form.mjs
index 4b34aac8f..d7bc8192b 100644
--- a/scripts/update-issue-form.mjs
+++ b/scripts/update-issue-form.mjs
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ const raw = execFileSync(
     "--jq",
     ".[].tagName",
   ],
-  { encoding: "utf8" },
+  // Bounded timeout so a stuck gh process fails the job fast instead of
+  // holding the workflow open until the job-level timeout.
+  { encoding: "utf8", timeout: 30_000 },
 );
 const seen = new Set();
 const versions = [];