diff --git a/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/VisualStudioTeamServices.cs b/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/VisualStudioTeamServices.cs
index 0b3da5f2..fcaf7f1d 100644
--- a/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/VisualStudioTeamServices.cs
+++ b/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/CloudBuildServices/VisualStudioTeamServices.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ internal class VisualStudioTeamServices : ICloudBuild
 
         public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> SetCloudBuildVariable(string name, string value, TextWriter stdout, TextWriter stderr)
         {
-            (stdout ?? Console.Out).WriteLine($"##vso[task.setvariable variable={name};]{value}");
+            Utilities.FileOperationWithRetry(() =>
+                (stdout ?? Console.Out).WriteLine($"##vso[task.setvariable variable={name};]{value}"));
             return GetDictionaryFor(name, value);
         }