diff --git a/packages-generation/manifest-validator.ps1 b/packages-generation/manifest-validator.ps1
index 0065c3a..9daf876 100644
--- a/packages-generation/manifest-validator.ps1
+++ b/packages-generation/manifest-validator.ps1
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function Test-DownloadUrl {
 
 Write-Host "Downloading manifest json from '$ManifestUrl'..."
 try {
-    $manifestResponse = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Get -Uri $ManifestUrl -Headers $webRequestHeaders
+    $manifestResponse = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Get -Uri $ManifestUrl -Headers $webRequestHeaders -MaximumRetryCount 5 -RetryIntervalSec 10
 } catch {
     Publish-Error "Unable to download manifest json from '$ManifestUrl'" $_
     exit 1