diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_v8_snapshot_cache.yml b/.github/workflows/update_v8_snapshot_cache.yml
index fc36072a2606..8305e509424a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_v8_snapshot_cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_v8_snapshot_cache.yml
@@ -57,14 +57,20 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Determine snapshot files - Windows
         if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' }}
-        run: echo "SNAPSHOT_FILES='tooling\v8-snapshot\cache\win32\snapshot-meta.json'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: |
+          echo "SNAPSHOT_FILES='tooling\v8-snapshot\cache\win32\snapshot-meta.json'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PLATFORM='windows'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         shell: bash
       - name: Determine snapshot files - Linux
         if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
-        run: echo "SNAPSHOT_FILES='tooling/v8-snapshot/cache/linux/snapshot-meta.json'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: |
+          echo "SNAPSHOT_FILES='tooling/v8-snapshot/cache/linux/snapshot-meta.json'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PLATFORM='linux'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Determine snapshot files - Mac
         if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' }}
-        run: echo "SNAPSHOT_FILES='tooling/v8-snapshot/cache/darwin/snapshot-meta.json'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: |
+          echo "SNAPSHOT_FILES='tooling/v8-snapshot/cache/darwin/snapshot-meta.json'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PLATFORM='darwin'" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Install setuptools - Mac
         if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' }}
         run: sudo -H pip install setuptools
@@ -85,7 +91,8 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18
           cache: 'yarn'
       - name: Run yarn
-        run: yarn
+        # set the timeout here to try and deal with Windows slowness
+        run: yarn --network-timeout 300000
       - name: Run build
         run: yarn build
       - name: Generate prod snapshot from scratch
@@ -108,8 +115,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Determine branch name - commit to separate branch
         if: ${{ inputs.commit_directly_to_branch != true }}
         run: |
-          echo "BRANCH_NAME=update-v8-snapshot-cache-on-${{ env.BASE_BRANCH }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "BRANCH_EXISTS=$(git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/remotes/origin/update-v8-snapshot-cache-on-${{ env.BASE_BRANCH }} && echo 'true')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "BRANCH_NAME=update-v8-snapshot-cache-on-${{ env.BASE_BRANCH }}-${{ env.PLATFORM }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "BRANCH_EXISTS=$(git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/remotes/origin/update-v8-snapshot-cache-on-${{ env.BASE_BRANCH }}-${{ env.PLATFORM }} && echo 'true')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         shell: bash
       - name: Check need for PR or branch update
         id: check-need-for-pr
@@ -152,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
               github,
               baseBranch: '${{ env.BASE_BRANCH }}',
               branchName: '${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}',
-              description: 'Update v8 snapshot cache',
+              description: 'Update v8 snapshot cache - ${{ env.PLATFORM }}',
               body: 'This PR was automatically generated by the [update-v8-snapshot-cache](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/actions/workflows/update_v8_snapshot_cache.yml) github action.',
               reviewers: ['ryanthemanuel']
             })