diff --git a/tasks/apk/packages.yaml b/tasks/apk/packages.yaml
index 1262c3a..733c8cb 100644
--- a/tasks/apk/packages.yaml
+++ b/tasks/apk/packages.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - name: "manage packages"
   when: 'ansible_os_family == "Alpine"'
   become: true
+  retries: 3
   block:
 
     # install packages