diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
index 8143b24..b49963b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -157,7 +157,17 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           export DOCKER_HOST=unix:///var/run/docker.sock
           test -n "$REGISTRY_HOSTPORT"
-          echo "$REGISTRY_PASSWORD" | docker login "$REGISTRY_HOSTPORT" -u "$REGISTRY_USERNAME" --password-stdin
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            echo "Registry login attempt $attempt to $REGISTRY_HOSTPORT"
+            if echo "$REGISTRY_PASSWORD" | docker login "$REGISTRY_HOSTPORT" -u "$REGISTRY_USERNAME" --password-stdin; then
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            echo "Registry login failed (attempt $attempt); retrying..."
+            sleep $((attempt * 8))
+          done
+
+          echo "Registry login failed after retries"
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Build and push
         env: