diff --git a/__pycache__/sync_status_readme.cpython-314.pyc b/__pycache__/sync_status_readme.cpython-314.pyc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4419f74
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diff --git a/sync_status_readme.py b/sync_status_readme.py
index 57e68de..c762863 100644
--- a/sync_status_readme.py
+++ b/sync_status_readme.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ def get_fork_count():
         return None
     api_url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}"
     try:
-        response = requests.get(api_url)
+        response = requests.get(api_url, timeout=10.0)
         response.raise_for_status()
         repo_data = response.json()
         return repo_data['forks_count']