diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 47cbe2d69..9a9a26248 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       # workspace/{wheelhouse,py-docs} as artefact directories
       - run:
           # building aarch64 packages under qemu is very slow
-          no_output_timeout: 30m
+          no_output_timeout: 60m
           command: bash scripts/remote_python_packaging.sh
       - persist_to_workspace:
           root: workspace