diff --git a/commitizen/commands/bump.py b/commitizen/commands/bump.py
index 3e92775e28..7c576e4f50 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/bump.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/bump.py
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ def __init__(self, config: BaseConfig, arguments: BumpArgs) -> None:
         self.git_output_to_stderr = arguments["git_output_to_stderr"]
         self.no_verify = arguments["no_verify"]
         self.check_consistency = arguments["check_consistency"]
-        self.retry = arguments["retry"]
+        # retry if --retry is passed or retry_bump_after_failure is set in config
+        self.retry = arguments["retry"] or self.config.settings.get(
+            "retry_bump_after_failure", False
+        )
         self.pre_bump_hooks = self.config.settings["pre_bump_hooks"]
         self.post_bump_hooks = self.config.settings["post_bump_hooks"]
         deprecated_version_type = arguments.get("version_type")
diff --git a/commitizen/defaults.py b/commitizen/defaults.py
index 40dcee5620..b64a6ce428 100644
--- a/commitizen/defaults.py
+++ b/commitizen/defaults.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Settings(TypedDict, total=False):
     pre_bump_hooks: list[str] | None
     prerelease_offset: int
     retry_after_failure: bool
+    retry_bump_after_failure: bool  # same as retry_after_failure, but for cz bump
     style: list[tuple[str, str]]
     tag_format: str
     template: str | None
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ class Settings(TypedDict, total=False):
     "ignored_tag_formats": [],
     "bump_message": None,  # bumped v$current_version to $new_version
     "retry_after_failure": False,
+    "retry_bump_after_failure": False,
     "allow_abort": False,
     "allowed_prefixes": [
         "Merge",
diff --git a/docs/config/bump.md b/docs/config/bump.md
index 7263f8066e..642ee367d9 100644
--- a/docs/config/bump.md
+++ b/docs/config/bump.md
@@ -126,6 +126,17 @@ prerelease_offset = 1
 !!! note
     Under some circumstances, a prerelease cannot start with `0`-for example, in embedded projects where individual characters are encoded as bytes. You can specify an offset from which to start counting.
 
+## `retry_bump_after_failure`
+
+When set to `true`, `cz bump` is equivalent to `cz bump --retry`. If the bump commit fails the first time (for example because a pre-commit hook reformatted a file), it is retried once. The retry only happens when the changelog is also updated (`--changelog` or `update_changelog_on_bump = true`).
+
+If not specified, defaults to `false`.
+
+```toml title="pyproject.toml"
+[tool.commitizen]
+retry_bump_after_failure = true
+```
+
 ## `tag_format`
 
 See [`--tag-format`](../commands/bump.md#-tag-format).
diff --git a/docs/config/configuration_file.md b/docs/config/configuration_file.md
index 172cbce1a3..2174b32d2e 100644
--- a/docs/config/configuration_file.md
+++ b/docs/config/configuration_file.md
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Key configuration categories include:
 - **Version Management**: `version`, `version_provider`, `version_scheme`, `version_files`
 - **Tagging**: `tag_format`, `legacy_tag_formats`, `ignored_tag_formats`, `gpg_sign`, `annotated_tag`
 - **Changelog**: `changelog_file`, `changelog_format`, `changelog_incremental`, `update_changelog_on_bump`
-- **Bumping**: `bump_message`, `major_version_zero`, `prerelease_offset`, `pre_bump_hooks`, `post_bump_hooks`
+- **Bumping**: `bump_message`, `major_version_zero`, `prerelease_offset`, `pre_bump_hooks`, `post_bump_hooks`, `retry_bump_after_failure`
 - **Commit Validation**: `allowed_prefixes`, `message_length_limit`, `allow_abort`, `retry_after_failure`
 - **Customization**: `customize`, `style`, `use_shortcuts`, `template`, `extras`
 
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py b/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
index 2e3921deab..c4f608528e 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
@@ -1708,3 +1708,22 @@ def test_bump_allow_no_commit_issue(
     util.run_cli(
         "bump", "--allow-no-commit", "--prerelease", "rc"
     )  # Should not fail when changelog generation runs with no new commits
+
+
+def test_bump_retry_bump_after_failure_config(
+    mocker: MockFixture, util: UtilFixture, pyproject: Path
+):
+    """'cz bump' retries a failed commit when retry_bump_after_failure is true"""
+    with pyproject.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write("retry_bump_after_failure = true\n")
+    util.create_file_and_commit("feat: new file")
+
+    # first commit fails (like when a pre-commit hook edits a file), second works
+    failed = cmd.Command("", "hook failed", b"", b"", 1)
+    passed = cmd.Command("", "", b"", b"", 0)
+    commit_mock = mocker.patch.object(git, "commit", side_effect=[failed, passed])
+
+    # bump only retries the commit when it also updates the changelog
+    util.run_cli("bump", "--changelog", "--yes")
+
+    assert commit_mock.call_count == 2
diff --git a/tests/test_conf.py b/tests/test_conf.py
index 15be0630aa..0bf433beeb 100644
--- a/tests/test_conf.py
+++ b/tests/test_conf.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     "ignored_tag_formats": [],
     "bump_message": None,
     "retry_after_failure": False,
+    "retry_bump_after_failure": False,
     "allow_abort": False,
     "allowed_prefixes": [
         "Merge",
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@
     "ignored_tag_formats": [],
     "bump_message": None,
     "retry_after_failure": False,
+    "retry_bump_after_failure": False,
     "allow_abort": False,
     "allowed_prefixes": [
         "Merge",