diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
index 7ab6d81e4cd6f..12506bf949b81 100644
--- a/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # See https://cloud.google.com/cloud-build/docs/build-config
 
 # this must be specified in seconds. If omitted, defaults to 600s (10 mins)
-timeout: 1200s
+timeout: 9000s
 # this prevents errors if you don't use both _GIT_TAG and _PULL_BASE_REF,
 # or any new substitutions added in the future.
 options:
   substitution_option: ALLOW_LOOSE
+  machineType: 'E2_HIGHCPU_8'
 steps:
     # It's fine to bump the tag to a recent version, as needed
   - name: "gcr.io/k8s-staging-test-infra/gcb-docker-gcloud:v20220830-45cbff55bc"