diff --git a/go/test_platform/skylab_test_runner/config.pb.go b/go/test_platform/skylab_test_runner/config.pb.go
index dcfd426..b9710d2 100644
--- a/go/test_platform/skylab_test_runner/config.pb.go
+++ b/go/test_platform/skylab_test_runner/config.pb.go
@@ -142,10 +142,12 @@
 	// Storage: gs://abci-ssp/autotest-containers/{name}.tar.xz
 	//
 	// See go/ctp-ssp for an overview of SSP.
-	SspBaseImageName     string   `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=ssp_base_image_name,json=sspBaseImageName,proto3" json:"ssp_base_image_name,omitempty"`
-	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
-	XXX_unrecognized     []byte   `json:"-"`
-	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
+	SspBaseImageName string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=ssp_base_image_name,json=sspBaseImageName,proto3" json:"ssp_base_image_name,omitempty"`
+	// The maximum duration for prejobs (e.g. provisioning).
+	PrejobDeadlineSeconds int64    `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=prejob_deadline_seconds,json=prejobDeadlineSeconds,proto3" json:"prejob_deadline_seconds,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral  struct{} `json:"-"`
+	XXX_unrecognized      []byte   `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache         int32    `json:"-"`
 }
 
 func (m *Config_Harness) Reset()         { *m = Config_Harness{} }
@@ -194,6 +196,13 @@
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (m *Config_Harness) GetPrejobDeadlineSeconds() int64 {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.PrejobDeadlineSeconds
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 // Output defines parameters around how the task will deliver output to
 // the callers, e.g. Google Storage bucket.
 type Config_Output struct {
@@ -247,29 +256,31 @@
 }
 
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diff --git a/src/test_platform/skylab_test_runner/config.proto b/src/test_platform/skylab_test_runner/config.proto
index bf79e6c..3b58ddf 100644
--- a/src/test_platform/skylab_test_runner/config.proto
+++ b/src/test_platform/skylab_test_runner/config.proto
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
     //
     // See go/ctp-ssp for an overview of SSP.
     string ssp_base_image_name = 3;
+
+    // The maximum duration for prejobs (e.g. provisioning).
+    int64 prejob_deadline_seconds = 4;
   }
 
   // Output defines parameters around how the task will deliver output to