diff --git a/.buildkite/job-version-bump-phase2-minor.json.py b/.buildkite/job-version-bump-phase2-minor.json.py
index bb414fce5..a39c09ec3 100755
--- a/.buildkite/job-version-bump-phase2-minor.json.py
+++ b/.buildkite/job-version-bump-phase2-minor.json.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def main():
             "command": [
                 "python3 dev-tools/wait_version_bump_dra.py",
             ],
-            "timeout_in_minutes": 240,
+            "timeout_in_minutes": 480,
             "retry": {
                 "automatic": [{"exit_status": "*", "limit": 2}],
                 "manual": {"permit_on_passed": True},
diff --git a/.buildkite/job-version-bump-phase2.json.py b/.buildkite/job-version-bump-phase2.json.py
index 6d35ef73c..407df9165 100755
--- a/.buildkite/job-version-bump-phase2.json.py
+++ b/.buildkite/job-version-bump-phase2.json.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def main():
             "command": [
                 "python3 dev-tools/wait_version_bump_dra.py",
             ],
-            "timeout_in_minutes": 240,
+            "timeout_in_minutes": 480,
             "retry": {
                 "automatic": [{"exit_status": "*", "limit": 2}],
                 "manual": {"permit_on_passed": True},
diff --git a/dev-tools/wait_version_bump_dra.py b/dev-tools/wait_version_bump_dra.py
index 541a38ebc..061399a7f 100755
--- a/dev-tools/wait_version_bump_dra.py
+++ b/dev-tools/wait_version_bump_dra.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 import version_bump_validation as vbu
 
 POLL_SECONDS = 30
-TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 240 * 60
+TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 480 * 60
 PROGRESS_LOG_EVERY = 1
 
 STAGING_TMPL = "https://artifacts-staging.elastic.co/ml-cpp/latest/{branch}.json"