diff --git a/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/GitHubActions.cs b/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/GitHubActions.cs
index 85adfffe..48ca3bbf 100644
--- a/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/GitHubActions.cs
+++ b/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/GitHubActions.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ internal class GitHubActions : ICloudBuild
 
         public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> SetCloudBuildVariable(string name, string value, TextWriter stdout, TextWriter stderr)
         {
-            File.AppendAllText(EnvironmentFile, $"{Environment.NewLine}{name}={value}{Environment.NewLine}");
+            Utilities.FileOperationWithRetry(() => File.AppendAllText(EnvironmentFile, $"{Environment.NewLine}{name}={value}{Environment.NewLine}"));
             return GetDictionaryFor(name, value);
         }