diff --git a/.pipelines/templates/.builder-release-template.yaml b/.pipelines/templates/.builder-release-template.yaml
index 2f73e49bfc9..a3f8efdb485 100644
--- a/.pipelines/templates/.builder-release-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/templates/.builder-release-template.yaml
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ steps:
         -e PRIVATE_PACKAGES_URL="${PRIVATE_PACKAGES_URL}" \
         -e LINUX_MSI_RESOURCE_ID=${AZURE_MSI_RESOURCE_ID} \
         ${CONTAINER_IMAGE} make -f packer.mk test-building-vhd
+    retry:
+      maxAttempts: 3
+      delay: exponential
     displayName: Run VHD Tests
   - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@0
     inputs: