diff --git a/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp.yaml b/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp.yaml
index e1e3cf15ef..824bfb9465 100644
--- a/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp.yaml
+++ b/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ variables:
 build deps daint:
   extends: .container-builder-cscs-gh200
   stage: deps
-  timeout: 2h
+  timeout: 6h
   before_script:
     - DEPS_IMAGE_TAG=$(cat make_cp2k.sh ci/cscs_daint_${TAG}.yaml ci/docker/build_deps_spack.Dockerfile $(find tools/spack -type f | sort) | sha256sum | head -c 16)
     - export PERSIST_IMAGE_NAME=${CSCS_REGISTRY_PATH}/base/${REPOSITORY}:${TAG}_${DEPS_IMAGE_TAG}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ build cp2k daint:
   extends: .container-builder-cscs-gh200
   stage: cp2k
   needs: ["build deps daint"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   before_script:
     - echo ${DOCKERHUB_TOKEN} | podman login docker.io --username ${DOCKERHUB_USERNAME} --password-stdin
   after_script:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test cp2k daint:
   extends: .baremetal-runner-daint-gh200
   stage: test
   needs: ["build cp2k daint"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   script:
     - podman run --shm-size=1g -v ${PWD}:/mnt ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE_NAME} mpiexec -bind-to socket -genv OMP_NUM_THREADS=${SLURM_CPUS_PER_TASK} -n ${SLURM_NTASKS} cp2k /opt/cp2k/benchmarks/CI/H2O-32_md.inp
     - podman run --shm-size=1g -v ${PWD}:/mnt ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE_NAME} mpiexec -bind-to socket -genv OMP_NUM_THREADS=${SLURM_CPUS_PER_TASK} -n ${SLURM_NTASKS} cp2k /opt/cp2k/benchmarks/CI/H2O-32_md_elpa.inp
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ test cp2k daint:
     SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES: 1
     SLURM_NTASKS: 8
     SLURM_NTASKS_PER_NODE: 8
-    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 10
+    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 15
     USE_MPI: YES
 
 regression test cp2k daint:
   extends: .baremetal-runner-daint-gh200
   stage: test
   needs: ["build cp2k daint","test cp2k daint"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   script:
     - git --no-pager log -1 --pretty="%nCommitSHA:%x20%H%nCommitTime:%x20%ci%nCommitAuthor:%x20%an%nCommitSubject:%x20%s%n"
     - podman run --shm-size=1g -v ${PWD}:/mnt ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE_NAME} /opt/cp2k/tests/do_regtest.py --cp2kdatadir /opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data --maxtasks ${SLURM_NTASKS} --mpiexec "mpiexec -bind-to none" --keepalive /opt/cp2k/install/bin ${VERSION} 2>&1 || true
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ regression test cp2k daint:
     SLURM_HINT: nomultithread
     SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES: 1
     SLURM_NTASKS: 288
-    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 40
+    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 60
     USE_MPI: YES
 
 benchmark cp2k 1 daint node:
   extends: .container-runner-daint-gh200
   stage: benchmark
   needs: ["build cp2k daint","test cp2k daint"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   image: ${CSCS_IMAGE_NAME}
   before_script:
     - export CP2K_DATA_DIR=/opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ benchmark cp2k 1 daint node elpa:
   extends: .container-runner-daint-gh200
   stage: benchmark
   needs: ["build cp2k daint","test cp2k daint","benchmark cp2k 1 daint node"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   image: ${CSCS_IMAGE_NAME}
   before_script:
     - export CP2K_DATA_DIR=/opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data
diff --git a/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp_h100.yaml b/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp_h100.yaml
index 52c27172ca..9e12176800 100644
--- a/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp_h100.yaml
+++ b/ci/cscs_daint_spack_psmp_h100.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ variables:
 build deps daint:
   extends: .container-builder-cscs-gh200
   stage: deps
-  timeout: 2h
+  timeout: 6h
   before_script:
     - DEPS_IMAGE_TAG=$(cat make_cp2k.sh ci/cscs_daint_${TAG}.yaml ci/docker/build_deps_spack.Dockerfile $(find tools/spack -type f | sort) | sha256sum | head -c 16)
     - export PERSIST_IMAGE_NAME=${CSCS_REGISTRY_PATH}/base/${REPOSITORY}:${TAG}_${DEPS_IMAGE_TAG}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ build cp2k daint:
   extends: .container-builder-cscs-gh200
   stage: cp2k
   needs: ["build deps daint"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   before_script:
     - echo ${DOCKERHUB_TOKEN} | podman login docker.io --username ${DOCKERHUB_USERNAME} --password-stdin
   after_script:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test cp2k daint:
   extends: .baremetal-runner-daint-gh200
   stage: test
   needs: ["build cp2k daint"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   script:
     - podman run --device nvidia.com/gpu=0 --shm-size=1g -v ${PWD}:/mnt ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE_NAME} mpiexec -bind-to socket -genv OMP_NUM_THREADS=${SLURM_CPUS_PER_TASK} -n ${SLURM_NTASKS} cp2k /opt/cp2k/benchmarks/CI/H2O-32_md.inp
     - podman run --device nvidia.com/gpu=0 --shm-size=1g -v ${PWD}:/mnt ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE_NAME} mpiexec -bind-to socket -genv OMP_NUM_THREADS=${SLURM_CPUS_PER_TASK} -n ${SLURM_NTASKS} cp2k /opt/cp2k/benchmarks/CI/H2O-32_md_elpa.inp
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ test cp2k daint:
     SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES: 1
     SLURM_NTASKS: 8
     SLURM_NTASKS_PER_NODE: 8
-    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 10
+    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 15
     USE_MPI: YES
 
 regression test cp2k daint:
   extends: .baremetal-runner-daint-gh200
   stage: test
   needs: ["build cp2k daint"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   script:
     - git --no-pager log -1 --pretty="%nCommitSHA:%x20%H%nCommitTime:%x20%ci%nCommitAuthor:%x20%an%nCommitSubject:%x20%s%n"
     - podman run --device nvidia.com/gpu=all --shm-size=1g -v ${PWD}:/mnt ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE_NAME} /opt/cp2k/tests/do_regtest.py --cp2kdatadir /opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data --maxtasks ${SLURM_NTASKS} --mpiexec "mpiexec -bind-to none" --keepalive /opt/cp2k/install/bin ${VERSION} 2>&1 || true
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ regression test cp2k daint:
     SLURM_HINT: nomultithread
     SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES: 1
     SLURM_NTASKS: 224
-    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 40
+    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 60
     USE_MPI: YES
 
 benchmark cp2k 1 daint node:
   extends: .container-runner-daint-gh200
   stage: benchmark
   needs: ["build cp2k daint","test cp2k daint"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   image: ${CSCS_IMAGE_NAME}
   before_script:
     - export CP2K_DATA_DIR=/opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ benchmark cp2k 1 daint node elpa:
   extends: .container-runner-daint-gh200
   stage: benchmark
   needs: ["build cp2k daint","test cp2k daint","benchmark cp2k 1 daint node"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   image: ${CSCS_IMAGE_NAME}
   before_script:
     - export CP2K_DATA_DIR=/opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data
diff --git a/ci/cscs_eiger_spack_psmp.yaml b/ci/cscs_eiger_spack_psmp.yaml
index 7bd7ef7b5d..1b67cbf3ba 100644
--- a/ci/cscs_eiger_spack_psmp.yaml
+++ b/ci/cscs_eiger_spack_psmp.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ variables:
 build deps eiger:
   extends: .container-builder-cscs-zen2
   stage: deps
-  timeout: 2h
+  timeout: 6h
   before_script:
     - DEPS_IMAGE_TAG=$(cat make_cp2k.sh ci/cscs_eiger_${TAG}.yaml ci/docker/build_deps_spack.Dockerfile $(find tools/spack -type f | sort) | sha256sum | head -c 16)
     - export PERSIST_IMAGE_NAME=${CSCS_REGISTRY_PATH}/base/${REPOSITORY}:${TAG}_${DEPS_IMAGE_TAG}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ build cp2k eiger:
   extends: .container-builder-cscs-zen2
   stage: cp2k
   needs: ["build deps eiger"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   before_script:
     - echo ${DOCKERHUB_TOKEN} | podman login docker.io --username ${DOCKERHUB_USERNAME} --password-stdin
   after_script:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test cp2k eiger:
   extends: .baremetal-runner-eiger-zen2
   stage: test
   needs: ["build cp2k eiger"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   script:
     - podman run --shm-size=1g -v ${PWD}:/mnt ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE_NAME} mpiexec -genv OMP_NUM_THREADS=${SLURM_CPUS_PER_TASK} -n ${SLURM_NTASKS} cp2k /opt/cp2k/benchmarks/CI/H2O-32_md.inp
     - podman run --shm-size=1g -v ${PWD}:/mnt ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE_NAME} mpiexec -genv OMP_NUM_THREADS=${SLURM_CPUS_PER_TASK} -n ${SLURM_NTASKS} cp2k /opt/cp2k/benchmarks/CI/H2O-32_md_elpa.inp
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ test cp2k eiger:
     SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES: 1
     SLURM_NTASKS: 8
     SLURM_NTASKS_PER_NODE: 8
-    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 10
+    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 15
     USE_MPI: YES
 
 regression test cp2k eiger:
   extends: .baremetal-runner-eiger-zen2
   stage: test
   needs: ["build cp2k eiger","test cp2k eiger"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   script:
     - git --no-pager log -1 --pretty="%nCommitSHA:%x20%H%nCommitTime:%x20%ci%nCommitAuthor:%x20%an%nCommitSubject:%x20%s%n"
     - podman run --shm-size=1g -v ${PWD}:/mnt ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE_NAME} /opt/cp2k/tests/do_regtest.py --cp2kdatadir /opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data --maxtasks ${SLURM_NTASKS} --mpiexec "mpiexec -bind-to none" --keepalive /opt/cp2k/install/bin ${VERSION} 2>&1 || true
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ regression test cp2k eiger:
     SLURM_HINT: nomultithread
     SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES: 1
     SLURM_NTASKS: 128
-    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 40
+    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 60
     USE_MPI: YES
 
 benchmark cp2k 1 eiger node:
   extends: .container-runner-eiger-zen2
   stage: benchmark
   needs: ["build cp2k eiger","test cp2k eiger","regression test cp2k eiger"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   image: ${CSCS_IMAGE_NAME}
   before_script:
     - export CP2K_DATA_DIR=/opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ benchmark cp2k 1 eiger node elpa:
   extends: .container-runner-eiger-zen2
   stage: benchmark
   needs: ["build cp2k eiger","test cp2k eiger","regression test cp2k eiger","benchmark cp2k 1 eiger node"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   image: ${CSCS_IMAGE_NAME}
   before_script:
     - export CP2K_DATA_DIR=/opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ benchmark cp2k 2 eiger nodes:
   extends: .container-runner-eiger-zen2
   stage: benchmark
   needs: ["build cp2k eiger","test cp2k eiger","regression test cp2k eiger"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   image: ${CSCS_IMAGE_NAME}
   before_script:
     - export CP2K_DATA_DIR=/opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ benchmark cp2k 2 eiger nodes elpa:
   extends: .container-runner-eiger-zen2
   stage: benchmark
   needs: ["build cp2k eiger","test cp2k eiger","regression test cp2k eiger","benchmark cp2k 2 eiger nodes"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   image: ${CSCS_IMAGE_NAME}
   before_script:
     - export CP2K_DATA_DIR=/opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data
diff --git a/ci/cscs_eiger_spack_ssmp.yaml b/ci/cscs_eiger_spack_ssmp.yaml
index 75aa1e3ac5..85f417f9c3 100644
--- a/ci/cscs_eiger_spack_ssmp.yaml
+++ b/ci/cscs_eiger_spack_ssmp.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ variables:
 build deps eiger:
   extends: .container-builder-cscs-zen2
   stage: deps
-  timeout: 2h
+  timeout: 6h
   before_script:
     - DEPS_IMAGE_TAG=$(cat make_cp2k.sh ci/cscs_eiger_${TAG}.yaml ci/docker/build_deps_spack.Dockerfile $(find tools/spack -type f | sort) | sha256sum | head -c 16)
     - export PERSIST_IMAGE_NAME=${CSCS_REGISTRY_PATH}/base/${REPOSITORY}:${TAG}_${DEPS_IMAGE_TAG}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ build cp2k eiger:
   extends: .container-builder-cscs-zen2
   stage: cp2k
   needs: ["build deps eiger"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   before_script:
     - echo ${DOCKERHUB_TOKEN} | podman login docker.io --username ${DOCKERHUB_USERNAME} --password-stdin
   after_script:
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test cp2k eiger:
   extends: .baremetal-runner-eiger-zen2
   stage: test
   needs: ["build cp2k eiger"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   script:
     - podman run --env OMP_NUM_THREADS=${SLURM_CPUS_PER_TASK} --shm-size=1g -v ${PWD}:/mnt ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE_NAME} cp2k /opt/cp2k/benchmarks/CI/H2O-32_md.inp
   variables:
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ test cp2k eiger:
     SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES: 1
     SLURM_NTASKS: 1
     SLURM_NTASKS_PER_NODE: 1
-    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 10
+    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 15
 
 regression test cp2k eiger:
   extends: .baremetal-runner-eiger-zen2
   stage: test
   needs: ["build cp2k eiger","test cp2k eiger"]
-  timeout: 1h
+  timeout: 6h
   script:
     - git --no-pager log -1 --pretty="%nCommitSHA:%x20%H%nCommitTime:%x20%ci%nCommitAuthor:%x20%an%nCommitSubject:%x20%s%n"
     - podman run --shm-size=1g -v ${PWD}:/mnt ${DOCKERHUB_IMAGE_NAME} /opt/cp2k/tests/do_regtest.py --cp2kdatadir /opt/cp2k/install/share/cp2k/data --maxtasks ${SLURM_NTASKS} --mpiexec "mpiexec -bind-to none" --keepalive /opt/cp2k/install/bin ${VERSION} 2>&1 || true
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@ regression test cp2k eiger:
     SLURM_HINT: nomultithread
     SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES: 1
     SLURM_NTASKS: 128
-    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 40
+    SLURM_TIMELIMIT: 60