diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 80167b40..069de2f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: ${{ matrix.version }}
           arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-      - run: julia --project=test -e 'using Conda; Conda.add("scipy=1.14.1"); Conda.add("scikit-learn=1.5.1")'
+      - uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+        with:
+          max_attempts: 2
+          command: |
+            julia --color=yes --project=test -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate()'
+            julia --project=test -e 'using Conda; Conda.add("scipy=1.14.1"); Conda.add("scikit-learn=1.5.1")'
         env: 
           PYTHON: ""
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-buildpkg@v1