diff --git a/.github/workflows/conformance.yml b/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
index 32605b6e..74726001 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         go mod download
         REPO_VERSION=$(git describe --always --dirty)
-        go test  -v ./conformance -run TestConformanceProfiles -args --conformance-profiles=ClusterNetworkPolicy --organization=kubernetes --project=kube-network-policies --url=https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kube-network-policies --version=${REPO_VERSION} --contact=https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kube-network-policies/issues/new --additional-info=https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kube-network-policies
+        go test  -v ./conformance -run TestConformanceProfiles -timeout 20m -args --conformance-profiles=ClusterNetworkPolicy --organization=kubernetes --project=kube-network-policies --url=https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kube-network-policies --version=${REPO_VERSION} --contact=https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kube-network-policies/issues/new --additional-info=https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kube-network-policies
 
     - name: Upload Junit Reports
       if: always()
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 503ef443..7c6a95ad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,17 +59,17 @@ crd-e2e: ## Run the CRD e2e tests.
 .PHONY: conformance
 conformance: ## Run the conformance tests.
 	go test ${GO_TEST_FLAGS} -v ./conformance \
-		-run '^TestConformance$$' -args ${CONFORMANCE_FLAGS}
+		-run '^TestConformance$$' -timeout 20m -args ${CONFORMANCE_FLAGS}
 
 .PHONY: conformance-profiles
 conformance-profiles: ## Run the conformance profiles.
 	go test ${GO_TEST_FLAGS} -v ./conformance \
-		-run '^TestConformanceProfiles$$' -args ${CONFORMANCE_FLAGS}
+		-run '^TestConformanceProfiles$$' -timeout 20m -args ${CONFORMANCE_FLAGS}
 
 .PHONY: conformance-profiles-default
 conformance-profiles-default: ## Run the default conformance profile.
 	go test ${GO_TEST_FLAGS} -v ./conformance \
-		-run '^TestConformanceProfiles$$' -args \
+		-run '^TestConformanceProfiles$$' -timeout 20m -args \
 		--conformance-profiles=ClusterNetworkPolicy
 
 ##@ Deployment