diff --git a/utils/notify_slack_about_release.py b/utils/notify_slack_about_release.py
index 9d4d11f4508f..0c7737a48ba4 100644
--- a/utils/notify_slack_about_release.py
+++ b/utils/notify_slack_about_release.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 import requests
 
-from ..src.diffusers.utils.constants import DIFFUSERS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
-
 
 # Configuration
 LIBRARY_NAME = "diffusers"
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@
 
 def check_pypi_for_latest_release(library_name):
     """Check PyPI for the latest release of the library."""
-    response = requests.get(f"https://pypi.org/pypi/{library_name}/json", timeout=DIFFUSERS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT)
+    response = requests.get(f"https://pypi.org/pypi/{library_name}/json", timeout=60)
     if response.status_code == 200:
         data = response.json()
         return data["info"]["version"]
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ def check_pypi_for_latest_release(library_name):
 def get_github_release_info(github_repo):
     """Fetch the latest release info from GitHub."""
     url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{github_repo}/releases/latest"
-    response = requests.get(url, timeout=DIFFUSERS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT)
+    response = requests.get(url, timeout=60)
 
     if response.status_code == 200:
         data = response.json()