diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1cdbfe879368..e982116719bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2766,7 +2766,9 @@ jobs:
     needs: [preflight]
     if: needs.preflight.outputs.run_macos_swift == 'true'
     runs-on: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && 'macos-26' || (github.repository == 'openclaw/openclaw' && (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'openclaw/openclaw') && 'blacksmith-12vcpu-macos-26' || 'macos-26') }}
-    timeout-minutes: 20
+    # Release dispatches use the hosted runner and may still be finalizing large
+    # Swift caches after every test passes; keep that post-job work non-blocking.
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && 30 || 20 }}
     env:
       HISTORICAL_TARGET: ${{ needs.preflight.outputs.compatibility_target }}
     steps: