diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-everything.yml b/.github/workflows/build-everything.yml
index 9da6c10..4561447 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-everything.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-everything.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ name: Build everything
 # TODO: add another job that only builds sourcepawn files when only those are touched
 on:
   push:
+    branches: [ 'release' ]
     paths: ['**.rs', '**.h', '**.hpp', '**.c', '**.cpp', '**.sp', '**.inc', '**.toml', '**.lock', '**.yml']
   pull_request:
+    branches: [ 'release' ]
     paths: ['**.rs', '**.h', '**.hpp', '**.c', '**.cpp', '**.sp', '**.inc', '**.toml', '**.lock', '**.yml']
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build_everything:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       matrix:
         targetos: ["linux", "windows"]