diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4843bd3bf05df7c7f29c629673017eddf0174547..2c3fc2526b3c512087bf70cfcde8950ab3690c04 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ stages:
 .ivas-pytest-anchor: &ivas-pytest-anchor
   stage: test
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-make"]
-  timeout: "240 minutes"
+  timeout: "360 minutes"
   variables:
     # keep "mld" in artifact name for backwards compatibility reasons
     CSV_ARTIFACT_NAME: "mld--$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_JOB_ID--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA.csv"
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ stages:
 .ivas-pytest-compare-to-input-anchor: &ivas-pytest-compare-to-input-anchor
   stage: test
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-make"]
-  timeout: "240 minutes"
+  timeout: "360 minutes"
   variables:
     SUMMARY_HTML_ARTIFACT_NAME: "summary_$CI_JOB_NAME.html"
     IMAGES_ARTIFACT_NAME: "images_$CI_JOB_NAME"