diff --git a/.github/workflows/awslc.yml b/.github/workflows/awslc.yml
index 305ae210f0..479a720732 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/awslc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/awslc.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: make -C build V=1 test-ci
         name: 'run tests'
+        timeout-minutes: 15
 
   cmake:
     name: awslc (cmake)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/distcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/distcheck.yml
index 90c144c54b..60307cc93f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/distcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/distcheck.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ permissions: {}
 jobs:
   maketgz-and-verify-in-tree:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
 
   verify-out-of-tree-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     needs: maketgz-and-verify-in-tree
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
 
   verify-out-of-tree-autotools-debug:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     needs: maketgz-and-verify-in-tree
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
 
   verify-out-of-tree-cmake:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     needs: maketgz-and-verify-in-tree
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 27ca2b5786..a1e7293465 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'run tests'
         if: ${{ matrix.build.install_steps != 'skipall' && matrix.build.install_steps != 'skiprun' }}
+        timeout-minutes: ${{ contains(matrix.build.install_packages, 'valgrind') && 30 || 15 }}
         run: |
           export TFLAGS='${{ matrix.build.tflags }}'
           if [[ '${{ matrix.build.install_packages }}' = *'heimdal-dev'* ]]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/non-native.yml b/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
index abb974e583..6c7296c63a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           architecture: ${{ matrix.arch }}
           run: |
             # https://pkgsrc.se/
-            sudo pkgin -y install cmake ninja-build pkg-config perl brotli heimdal openldap-client libssh2 libidn2 libpsl nghttp2  # python311 py311-impacket
+            sudo pkgin -y install cmake ninja-build pkg-config perl brotli heimdal openldap-client libssh2 libidn2 libpsl nghttp2 py311-impacket
             cmake -B bld -G Ninja \
               -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON \
               -DCURL_WERROR=ON \
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           run: |
             # https://ports.freebsd.org/
             sudo pkg install -y autoconf automake libtool \
-              pkgconf brotli openldap26-client libidn2 libnghttp2 nghttp2 stunnel py311-openssl py311-impacket py311-cryptography
+              pkgconf brotli openldap26-client libidn2 libnghttp2 nghttp2 stunnel py311-impacket
             autoreconf -fi
             export CC='${{ matrix.compiler }}'
             mkdir bld && cd bld && ../configure --enable-debug --enable-warnings --enable-werror \
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
           run: |
             # https://ports.freebsd.org/
             sudo pkg install -y cmake ninja perl5 \
-              pkgconf brotli openldap26-client libidn2 libnghttp2 nghttp2 stunnel py311-openssl py311-impacket py311-cryptography
+              pkgconf brotli openldap26-client libidn2 libnghttp2 nghttp2 stunnel py311-impacket
             cmake -B bld -G Ninja \
               '-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${{ matrix.compiler }}' \
               -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 770fefb96c..964bb6513e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           - { build: 'cmake'    , sys: 'ucrt64' , env: 'ucrt-x86_64' , tflags: 'skiprun'                 , config: '-DENABLE_DEBUG=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCURL_USE_SCHANNEL=ON -DENABLE_UNICODE=ON -DENABLE_CURLDEBUG=ON', type: 'Release', name: 'schannel R TrackMemory' }
           - { build: 'cmake'    , sys: 'clang64', env: 'clang-x86_64', tflags: 'skiprun'                 , config: '-DENABLE_DEBUG=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DCURL_USE_OPENSSL=ON -DENABLE_UNICODE=OFF', type: 'Release', name: 'openssl' }
           - { build: 'cmake'    , sys: 'mingw64', env: 'x86_64'      , tflags: 'skiprun'                 , config: '-DENABLE_DEBUG=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCURL_USE_SCHANNEL=ON -DENABLE_UNICODE=ON -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF', type: 'Release', test: 'uwp', name: 'schannel R' }
+          - { build: 'cmake'    , sys: 'mingw32', env: 'i686'        , tflags: 'skiprun'                 , config: '-DENABLE_DEBUG=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCURL_USE_SCHANNEL=ON -DENABLE_UNICODE=ON -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF', type: 'Release', name: 'schannel R' }
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
       - run: git config --global core.autocrlf input
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wolfssl.yml b/.github/workflows/wolfssl.yml
index a156dbbf39..1d5400d6a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wolfssl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wolfssl.yml
@@ -98,5 +98,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: make V=1 test-ci
         name: 'run tests'
+        timeout-minutes: ${{ contains(matrix.build.install, 'valgrind') && 30 || 15 }}
         env:
           TFLAGS: "${{ matrix.build.tflags }}"