diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/package.json
index 982f5692f4..830f5615ff 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@octokit/core": "^5.0.0",
+    "@octokit/plugin-retry": "^6.0.0",
     "@octokit/webhooks": "^10.9.2",
     "libsodium-wrappers": "^0.8.0",
     "octokit": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8e6e449ac4..8be93f0881 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6731,6 +6731,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node-test-utils": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@octokit/core": "npm:^5.0.0"
+    "@octokit/plugin-retry": "npm:^6.0.0"
     "@octokit/webhooks": "npm:^10.9.2"
     "@types/libsodium-wrappers": "npm:^0.8.0"
     fs-extra: "npm:^11.2.0"