diff --git a/lib50/_api.py b/lib50/_api.py
index 8b824d0..31f35de 100644
--- a/lib50/_api.py
+++ b/lib50/_api.py
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ def _get_branches(self):
         else:
             cmd = f"git ls-remote --heads {self.origin}"
             try:
-                with spawn(cmd) as child:
+                with spawn(cmd, timeout=10) as child:
                     output = child.read().strip().split("\r\n")
             except pexpect.TIMEOUT:
                 if "Username for" in child.buffer:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 299a857..1ca5d1c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
     python_requires=">= 3.8",
     packages=["lib50"],
     url="https://github.com/cs50/lib50",
-    version="3.1.3",
+    version="3.1.4",
     include_package_data=True
 )