diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9df801c108b7f..023292d974ac9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           DISPATCH_CHANNEL: ${{ inputs.channel }}
         with:
+          # Every call here is a read; retry GitHub's transient 5xx and dropped connections.
+          retries: 3
           script: |
             const {
               assertCommitOnDefaultBranch,