diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index d49dcba39..59028ee24 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+run:
+  timeout: 30m
+  skip-dirs:
+    - pkg/client
 linters:
   # Disable all linters.
   # Default: false
diff --git a/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh b/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh
index 5f1a023a8..c4348590c 100755
--- a/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-golangci-lint.sh
@@ -64,4 +64,5 @@ golangci-lint run \
   -E staticcheck \
   -E gosimple \
   -E bodyclose \
+  --skip-dirs pkg/client \
   pkg/... cmd/... tools/... test/... kube/...