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@@ -223,6 +223,6 @@ By default it points to `/home/<user>/.composer` on *nix,
 ### COMPOSER_PROCESS_TIMEOUT
 
 This env var controls the time composer waits for commands (such as git
-commands) to finish executing. The default value is 60 seconds.
+commands) to finish executing. The default value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).
 
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