diff --git a/scripts/release-beta-smoke.ts b/scripts/release-beta-smoke.ts
index ae080edc51e..1ce32f82f78 100644
--- a/scripts/release-beta-smoke.ts
+++ b/scripts/release-beta-smoke.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,26 @@ interface Options {
   skipTelegram: boolean;
 }
 
+export type RunOptions = {
+  capture?: boolean;
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+};
+
+export type WorkflowRunInfo = {
+  conclusion: string | null;
+  html_url: string;
+  status: string;
+  updated_at: string;
+};
+
+export type PollRunOptions = {
+  pollIntervalMs?: number;
+  readRun?: (repo: string, runId: string) => WorkflowRunInfo;
+  sleep?: (ms: number) => Promise<void>;
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+  now?: () => number;
+};
+
 function usage(): string {
   return `Usage: pnpm release:beta-smoke -- --beta beta4 [options]
 
@@ -88,15 +108,43 @@ function requireValue(argv: string[], index: number, flag: string): string {
 }
 
 const CAPTURE_MAX_BUFFER_BYTES = 32 * 1024 * 1024;
+const DEFAULT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT_MS = readPositiveInt(
+  process.env.OPENCLAW_RELEASE_BETA_SMOKE_COMMAND_MS,
+  10 * 60_000,
+);
+const TELEGRAM_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = readPositiveInt(
+  process.env.OPENCLAW_RELEASE_BETA_SMOKE_POLL_INTERVAL_MS,
+  30_000,
+);
+const TELEGRAM_POLL_TIMEOUT_MS = readPositiveInt(
+  process.env.OPENCLAW_RELEASE_BETA_SMOKE_POLL_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  4 * 60 * 60_000,
+);
 
-function run(command: string, args: string[], input?: { capture?: boolean }): string {
+function readPositiveInt(raw: string | undefined, fallback: number): number {
+  const text = (raw ?? "").trim();
+  if (!/^\d+$/u.test(text)) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+  const parsed = Number(text);
+  return Number.isInteger(parsed) && parsed > 0 ? parsed : fallback;
+}
+
+export function run(command: string, args: string[], input?: RunOptions): string {
+  const timeoutMs = input?.timeoutMs ?? DEFAULT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT_MS;
   const result = spawnSync(command, args, {
     encoding: "utf8",
+    killSignal: "SIGKILL",
     maxBuffer: CAPTURE_MAX_BUFFER_BYTES,
     stdio: input?.capture ? ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"] : "inherit",
+    timeout: timeoutMs,
   });
-  if (result.status !== 0) {
-    const reason = result.status ?? result.signal ?? result.error?.message ?? "unknown";
+  if (result.error || result.status !== 0) {
+    const errorCode = (result.error as NodeJS.ErrnoException | undefined)?.code;
+    const reason =
+      errorCode === "ETIMEDOUT"
+        ? `timed out after ${timeoutMs}ms`
+        : (result.status ?? result.signal ?? result.error?.message ?? "unknown");
     const stderr = result.stderr ? `\n${result.stderr}` : "";
     throw new Error(`${command} ${args.join(" ")} failed with ${reason}${stderr}`);
   }
@@ -161,7 +209,7 @@ function runParallels(beta: string, model: string): void {
     "150m",
     ...forwarded.map(shellQuote),
   ].join(" ");
-  run("bash", ["-lc", command]);
+  run("bash", ["-lc", command], { timeoutMs: 155 * 60_000 });
 }
 
 function ghJson(repo: string, pathSuffix: string): unknown {
@@ -268,14 +316,22 @@ async function dispatchTelegram(options: Options, packageSpec: string): Promise<
   });
 }
 
-async function pollRun(repo: string, runId: string): Promise<void> {
+export async function pollRun(
+  repo: string,
+  runId: string,
+  options: PollRunOptions = {},
+): Promise<void> {
+  const started = (options.now ?? Date.now)();
+  const timeoutMs = Math.max(1, options.timeoutMs ?? TELEGRAM_POLL_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  const pollIntervalMs = Math.max(1, options.pollIntervalMs ?? TELEGRAM_POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
+  const sleep =
+    options.sleep ?? ((ms: number) => new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms)));
+  const readRun =
+    options.readRun ??
+    ((currentRepo: string, currentRunId: string) =>
+      ghJson(currentRepo, `actions/runs/${currentRunId}`) as WorkflowRunInfo);
   for (;;) {
-    const info = ghJson(repo, `actions/runs/${runId}`) as {
-      conclusion: string | null;
-      html_url: string;
-      status: string;
-      updated_at: string;
-    };
+    const info = readRun(repo, runId);
     console.log(
       `Telegram workflow ${runId}: ${info.status}${info.conclusion ? `/${info.conclusion}` : ""} updated=${info.updated_at}`,
     );
@@ -288,7 +344,11 @@ async function pollRun(repo: string, runId: string): Promise<void> {
       console.log(info.html_url);
       return;
     }
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 30_000));
+    const elapsedMs = (options.now ?? Date.now)() - started;
+    if (elapsedMs >= timeoutMs) {
+      throw new Error(`Telegram workflow ${runId} did not complete within ${timeoutMs}ms`);
+    }
+    await sleep(Math.min(pollIntervalMs, timeoutMs - elapsedMs));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/release-beta-smoke.test.ts b/test/scripts/release-beta-smoke.test.ts
index 1c59e2bc7ac..ef902cdc23a 100644
--- a/test/scripts/release-beta-smoke.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/release-beta-smoke.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import {
   mergeTelegramProofIntoReleaseBody,
   parseArgs,
   parseWorkflowRunIdFromOutput,
+  pollRun,
+  run,
   selectNewestDispatchedRunId,
 } from "../../scripts/release-beta-smoke.ts";
 
@@ -97,4 +99,66 @@ describe("release-beta-smoke", () => {
 
     expect(merged.indexOf("actions/runs/123")).toBeLessThan(merged.indexOf("### Assets"));
   });
+
+  it("bounds child command hangs", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      run(process.execPath, ["-e", "setInterval(() => {}, 1000)"], {
+        capture: true,
+        timeoutMs: 50,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow(/timed out after 50ms/u);
+  });
+
+  it("uses a non-ignorable timeout signal for trapped children", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      run(
+        process.execPath,
+        ["-e", "process.on('SIGTERM', () => {}); setInterval(() => {}, 1000)"],
+        {
+          capture: true,
+          timeoutMs: 50,
+        },
+      ),
+    ).toThrow(/timed out after 50ms/u);
+  });
+
+  it("stops polling Telegram workflow runs after the timeout budget", async () => {
+    let now = 0;
+    const sleeps: number[] = [];
+
+    await expect(
+      pollRun("openclaw/openclaw", "123", {
+        now: () => now,
+        pollIntervalMs: 400,
+        readRun: () => ({
+          conclusion: null,
+          html_url: "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/123",
+          status: "queued",
+          updated_at: "2026-05-28T12:00:00Z",
+        }),
+        sleep: async (ms) => {
+          sleeps.push(ms);
+          now += ms;
+        },
+        timeoutMs: 1000,
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("Telegram workflow 123 did not complete within 1000ms");
+    expect(sleeps).toEqual([400, 400, 200]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns when the Telegram workflow succeeds", async () => {
+    await expect(
+      pollRun("openclaw/openclaw", "123", {
+        readRun: () => ({
+          conclusion: "success",
+          html_url: "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/123",
+          status: "completed",
+          updated_at: "2026-05-28T12:00:00Z",
+        }),
+        sleep: async () => {
+          throw new Error("sleep should not run after completion");
+        },
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });