diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 303029c..4a263cb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ stages:
   - deploy
   - release
 
+default:
+  timeout: 15min
+  interruptible: true
+
 include:
   - local: .gitlab/ci/snippets.yml
   - local: .gitlab/ci/rules.yml
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ snippets:
     - !reference [.snippets, kubeseal-install]
     - !reference [.snippets, kubeconform-install]
     - !reference [.snippets, cosign-install]
+    - !reference [.snippets, talosctl-install]
     - !reference [.snippets, helm-install]
     - !reference [.snippets, kind-install]
     - !reference [.snippets, terraform-install]
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/snippets.yml b/.gitlab/ci/snippets.yml
index a59d5ee..e1d117b 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/snippets.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/snippets.yml
@@ -265,10 +265,28 @@
         else
           echo "Unknown system arch. Default to amd64"
         fi
-        curl -sL https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-${ARCH}/mc -o /usr/local/bin/mc
+        curl -sL https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-${ARCH-amd64}/mc -o /usr/local/bin/mc
         chmod +x /usr/local/bin/mc
       fi
       mc --version
+  talosctl-install:
+    - |
+      # Check if talosctl is installed
+      if ! command -v talosctl > /dev/null; then
+        echo "Installing talosctl"
+        if [ "$(uname -m)" = "x86_64" ]; then
+          ARCH=amd64
+        elif [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ]; then
+          ARCH=arm64
+        else
+          echo "Unknown system arch. Default to amd64"
+        fi
+        TALOSCTL_DEFAULT_VERSION=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/siderolabs/talos/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
+        TAILSCALE_VERSION=${TALOSCTL_VERSION-$TALOSCTL_DEFAULT_VERSION}
+        curl -sL https://github.com/siderolabs/talos/releases/download/v1.8.0-alpha.2/talosctl-linux-${ARCH-amd64} -o /usr/local/bin/talosctl
+        chmod +x /usr/local/bin/talosctl
+      fi
+      talosctl version --client
   tailscale-install:
     - |
       # Check if tailscale is installed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b007a2c..aa5ccf7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Currently sported snippets are:
  * tflint-install
  * kubectl-install
  * cosign-install
+ * talosctl-install
  * helm-install
  * kubeseal-install
  * kubeconform-install