diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bd56bbc708f30d0d638368d0b731e909b62d4db8..4494a1656146337cf7c64c44eb1081ef172d39e1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ default:
     - "nixos"
     - "shell"
 
+variables:
+  # https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/runners/configure_runners.html#job-stages-attempts
+  GET_SOURCES_ATTEMPTS: 10
+
 docs:
   stage: "build"
   script: