diff --git a/dd-smoke-tests/maven/build.gradle b/dd-smoke-tests/maven/build.gradle
index f52288a7381..e984779c5b3 100644
--- a/dd-smoke-tests/maven/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-smoke-tests/maven/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import java.time.Duration
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit
+
 plugins {
   id "com.gradleup.shadow"
 }
@@ -21,6 +24,10 @@ tasks.withType(Test).configureEach {
   dependsOn "shadowJar"
   jvmArgs "-Ddatadog.smoketest.maven.jar.path=${tasks.shadowJar.archiveFile.get()}"
 
+  // overriding the default timeout set in configure_tests.gradle, as Maven smoke
+  // tests might run for a longer duration
+  timeout = Duration.of(20, ChronoUnit.MINUTES)
+
   if (project.hasProperty("mavenRepositoryProxy")) {
     // propagate proxy URL to tests, to then propagate it to nested Gradle builds
     environment "MAVEN_REPOSITORY_PROXY", project.property("mavenRepositoryProxy")