diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 16218f39be..d24ebe1e13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -137,21 +137,25 @@ jobs:
           echo CMake options: ${{ matrix.config.cmake_options }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y \
-              libfftw3-dev \
-              libnetcdf-dev \
-              libnetcdf-c++4-dev \
-              netcdf-bin \
-              lcov \
-              openmpi-bin \
-              libopenmpi-dev \
-              petsc-dev \
-              slepc-dev \
-              liblapack-dev \
-              libparpack2-dev \
-              libhypre-dev
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v2
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 5
+          max_attempts: 2
+          command: |
+            sudo apt update
+            sudo apt install -y \
+                libfftw3-dev \
+                libnetcdf-dev \
+                libnetcdf-c++4-dev \
+                netcdf-bin \
+                lcov \
+                openmpi-bin \
+                libopenmpi-dev \
+                petsc-dev \
+                slepc-dev \
+                liblapack-dev \
+                libparpack2-dev \
+                libhypre-dev
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with: