diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36914354..52c34296 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ If you need to bypass the proxy for some hosts, configure the `NO_PROXY` environ
 | `failCommentCondition`    | Use this as condition, when to comment on or create an issues in case of failures. See [failCommentCondition](#failCommentCondition).                                                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | `labels`                  | The [labels](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/labels.html#labels) to add to the issue created when a release fails. Set to `false` to not add any label. Labels should be comma-separated as described in the [official docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/issues.html#new-issue), e.g. `"semantic-release,bot"`. | `semantic-release`                                                                                                                                                      |
 | `assignee`                | The [assignee](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/issues/managing_issues.html#assignee) to add to the issue created when a release fails.                                                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| `retryLimit`              | The maximum number of retries for failing HTTP requests.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `3`                                                                                                                                                                     |
 
 #### assets
 
diff --git a/lib/fail.js b/lib/fail.js
index 018f4519..31d42bbc 100644
--- a/lib/fail.js
+++ b/lib/fail.js
@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@ export default async (pluginConfig, context) => {
     errors,
     logger,
   } = context;
-  const { gitlabToken, gitlabUrl, gitlabApiUrl, failComment, failTitle, failCommentCondition, labels, assignee } =
+  const { gitlabToken, gitlabUrl, gitlabApiUrl, failComment, failTitle, failCommentCondition, labels, assignee, retryLimit } =
     resolveConfig(pluginConfig, context);
   const repoId = getRepoId(context, gitlabUrl, repositoryUrl);
   const encodedRepoId = encodeURIComponent(repoId);
-  const apiOptions = { headers: { "PRIVATE-TOKEN": gitlabToken } };
+  const apiOptions = {
+    headers: { "PRIVATE-TOKEN": gitlabToken },
+    retry: { limit: retryLimit }
+  };
 
   if (failComment === false || failTitle === false) {
     logger.log("Skip issue creation.");
diff --git a/lib/publish.js b/lib/publish.js
index 12b60adc..a706925a 100644
--- a/lib/publish.js
+++ b/lib/publish.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default async (pluginConfig, context) => {
     nextRelease: { gitTag, gitHead, notes, version },
     logger,
   } = context;
-  const { gitlabToken, gitlabUrl, gitlabApiUrl, assets, milestones, proxy } = resolveConfig(pluginConfig, context);
+  const { gitlabToken, gitlabUrl, gitlabApiUrl, assets, milestones, proxy, retryLimit } = resolveConfig(pluginConfig, context);
   const assetsList = [];
   const repoId = getRepoId(context, gitlabUrl, repositoryUrl);
   const encodedRepoId = encodeURIComponent(repoId);
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export default async (pluginConfig, context) => {
         },
       ],
     },
+    retry: { limit: retryLimit }
   };
 
   debug("repoId: %o", repoId);
diff --git a/lib/resolve-config.js b/lib/resolve-config.js
index 295fce3a..69bc829c 100644
--- a/lib/resolve-config.js
+++ b/lib/resolve-config.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default (
     failCommentCondition,
     labels,
     assignee,
+    retryLimit,
   },
   {
     envCi: { service } = {},
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export default (
     },
   }
 ) => {
+  const DEFAULT_RETRY_LIMIT = 3
   const userGitlabApiPathPrefix = isNil(gitlabApiPathPrefix)
     ? isNil(GL_PREFIX)
       ? GITLAB_PREFIX
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ export default (
     failCommentCondition,
     labels: isNil(labels) ? "semantic-release" : labels === false ? false : labels,
     assignee,
+    retryLimit: retryLimit ?? DEFAULT_RETRY_LIMIT
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/success.js b/lib/success.js
index 910f0201..dad827ca 100644
--- a/lib/success.js
+++ b/lib/success.js
@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@ export default async (pluginConfig, context) => {
     commits,
     releases,
   } = context;
-  const { gitlabToken, gitlabUrl, gitlabApiUrl, successComment, successCommentCondition, proxy } = resolveConfig(
+  const { gitlabToken, gitlabUrl, gitlabApiUrl, successComment, successCommentCondition, proxy, retryLimit } = resolveConfig(
     pluginConfig,
     context
   );
   const repoId = getRepoId(context, gitlabUrl, repositoryUrl);
   const encodedRepoId = encodeURIComponent(repoId);
-  const apiOptions = { headers: { "PRIVATE-TOKEN": gitlabToken } };
+  const apiOptions = {
+    headers: { "PRIVATE-TOKEN": gitlabToken },
+    retry: { limit: retryLimit }
+  };
 
   if (successComment === false) {
     logger.log("Skip commenting on issues and pull requests.");
diff --git a/test/resolve-config.test.js b/test/resolve-config.test.js
index 91efa766..68c3757f 100644
--- a/test/resolve-config.test.js
+++ b/test/resolve-config.test.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const defaultOptions = {
   labels: "semantic-release",
   assignee: undefined,
   proxy: {},
+  retryLimit: 3
 };
 
 test("Returns user config", (t) => {
@@ -27,10 +28,11 @@ test("Returns user config", (t) => {
   const postComments = true;
   const proxy = {};
   const labels = false;
+  const retryLimit = 42
 
   t.deepEqual(
     resolveConfig(
-      { gitlabUrl, gitlabApiPathPrefix, assets, postComments, labels },
+      { gitlabUrl, gitlabApiPathPrefix, assets, postComments, labels, retryLimit },
       { env: { GITLAB_TOKEN: gitlabToken } }
     ),
     {
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ test("Returns user config", (t) => {
       gitlabApiUrl: urlJoin(gitlabUrl, gitlabApiPathPrefix),
       assets,
       labels: false,
+      retryLimit
     }
   );
 
diff --git a/test/success.test.js b/test/success.test.js
index 9e6272f3..9efed4c2 100644
--- a/test/success.test.js
+++ b/test/success.test.js
@@ -305,3 +305,31 @@ test.serial("Does not post comments when successCommentCondition is set to false
 
   t.true(gitlab.isDone());
 });
+
+
+test.serial("Retries requests when rate limited", async (t) => {
+  const owner = "test_user";
+  const repo = "test_repo";
+  const env = { GITLAB_TOKEN: "gitlab_token" };
+  const pluginConfig = {};
+  const nextRelease = { version: "1.0.0" };
+  const releases = [{ name: RELEASE_NAME, url: "https://gitlab.com/test_user/test_repo/-/releases/v1.0.0" }];
+  const options = { repositoryUrl: `https://gitlab.com/${owner}/${repo}.git` };
+  const encodedRepoId = encodeURIComponent(`${owner}/${repo}`);
+  const commits = [{ hash: "abcdef" }];
+  const retryLimit = 3
+  const gitlab = authenticate(env)
+    .get(`/projects/${encodedRepoId}/repository/commits/abcdef/merge_requests`)
+    .times(retryLimit)
+    .reply(429)
+    .get(`/projects/${encodedRepoId}/repository/commits/abcdef/merge_requests`)
+    .reply(200, [{ project_id: 100, iid: 1, state: "merged" }])
+    .get(`/projects/100/merge_requests/1/closes_issues`)
+    .reply(200, [])
+    .post(`/projects/100/merge_requests/1/notes`)
+    .reply(200)
+
+  await success(pluginConfig, { env, options, nextRelease, logger: t.context.logger, commits, releases, retryLimit });
+
+  t.true(gitlab.isDone());
+});