diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.7/software-upgrades.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.7/software-upgrades.groovy
index 7bdf278..ef28597 100644
--- a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.7/software-upgrades.groovy
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.7/software-upgrades.groovy
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     label "${params.buildNode}"
   }
   options {
-    timeout(time: 40, unit: 'MINUTES')
+    timeout(time: 60, unit: 'MINUTES')
   }
   environment {
     PATH="$PATH:$WORKSPACE/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin"