diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/about/about.py b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/about/about.py
index cc1338312e..7c00740dff 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/about/about.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/about/about.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def latest_version_from_pypi(package_name):
     """Version info for given package or `None`."""
     url = "https://pypi.org/pypi/%s/json" % package_name
     try:
-        r = requests.get(url)
+        r = requests.get(url, timeout=60)
     except Exception:  # nosec
         pass
     else: