# Step timeout

**URL:** https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/step-timeout/2950
**Category:** Changelog
**Tags:** step
**Created:** [October 10, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/step-timeout/2950 "2017-10-10T12:57:59Z")
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### Author: ![anna.batki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/anna.batki/32/4406_2.png) [@anna.batki](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/anna.batki)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/step-timeout/2950/1 "2017-10-10T12:57:59Z")

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Builds can hang for multiple reasons, but it is hard to debug and check what the obstacle is. There is a step property for that! Step timeout lets you define a max time for steps (released in CLI 1.9.0), you can use it in the YML.

See an example and how to use this step property [on the Bitrise Blog](https://blog.bitrise.io/set-step-timeout-to-check-why-your-build-hangs?utm_source=discuss&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=steptimeout)!