diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/charleskorn/kaml/build/PublishingConfiguration.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/charleskorn/kaml/build/PublishingConfiguration.kt
index 7fbb774c..f851d4f4 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/charleskorn/kaml/build/PublishingConfiguration.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/charleskorn/kaml/build/PublishingConfiguration.kt
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ private fun Project.createReleaseTasks(
     validateCredentialsTask: TaskProvider<Task>
 ) {
     configure<NexusStagingExtension> {
-        numberOfRetries = 50
+        numberOfRetries = 100
         username = repoUsername
         password = repoPassword
     }