diff --git a/lib/private/Updater/VersionCheck.php b/lib/private/Updater/VersionCheck.php
index d4a3a843314..86cb2f624b0 100644
--- a/lib/private/Updater/VersionCheck.php
+++ b/lib/private/Updater/VersionCheck.php
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ class VersionCheck {
 	 */
 	protected function getUrlContent($url) {
 		$client = $this->clientService->newClient();
-		$response = $client->get($url);
+		$response = $client->get($url, [
+			'timeout' => 5,
+		]);
 		return $response->getBody();
 	}