diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.template.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.template.yml
index ec3ae76ffcdfb..08ba9529eb882 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.template.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.template.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ steps:
           GRADLE_TASK: "{{matrix.GRADLE_TASK}}"
   - label: release-tests
     command: .buildkite/scripts/release-tests.sh
-    timeout_in_minutes: 300
+    timeout_in_minutes: 360
     agents:
       provider: gcp
       image: family/elasticsearch-ubuntu-2004
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml
index 8f634cb9789bb..77fc2e96ce7fa 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ steps:
           GRADLE_TASK: "{{matrix.GRADLE_TASK}}"
   - label: release-tests
     command: .buildkite/scripts/release-tests.sh
-    timeout_in_minutes: 300
+    timeout_in_minutes: 360
     agents:
       provider: gcp
       image: family/elasticsearch-ubuntu-2004