How do I change the php max_execution_time in the wordpress docker image?

I have been trying to change the max_execution_time value that wordpress sees for hours, with no luck. I am using the wordpress:5.5.0-php7.4-fpm-alpine docker image, along with the nginx:1.15.12-alpine image, which reverse proxies to wordpress.

Here is a list of the things I can remember trying so far:

wp-config.php:

ini_set('max_execution_time', 300);
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set_time_limit(300);
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nginx.conf:

fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE max_execution_time=300;
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.htaccess

php_value max_execution_time 300
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max_execution 300
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.user.ini (in wordpress directory)

max_execution_time = 300
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If I create a config.php which printsphpinfo(),max_execution_time updates when I change the .user.ini file or the PHP_VALUE in the nginx config.

However, the "max execution time" reported by wordpress (via woocommerce status page) refuses to change from 120. I cannot find any configuration that says 120 seconds, so I am completely boggled by this.

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