diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 646e8c7797..2fd59ac8b1 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     gate:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-validate:
-            timeout: 7200
+            timeout: 10800
             irrelevant-files:
               - ^doc/.*$
         - openstack-tox-py36: