diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index ae50cdb..72b3c8e 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -292,7 +292,20 @@ printf '%s\n' "${gate_rc}" > build/quality-gate.rc
             fi
             BUILDER_NAME="ariadne-${BUILD_NUMBER}"
             docker buildx rm "${BUILDER_NAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-            docker buildx create --name "${BUILDER_NAME}" --driver docker-container --driver-opt "image=${BUILDKIT_IMAGE}" --bootstrap --use
+            attempt=1
+            while [ "${attempt}" -le 3 ]; do
+              if docker buildx create --name "${BUILDER_NAME}" --driver docker-container --driver-opt "image=${BUILDKIT_IMAGE}" --bootstrap --use; then
+                break
+              fi
+              docker buildx rm "${BUILDER_NAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+              echo "buildx bootstrap attempt ${attempt}/3 failed; retrying after registry/network backoff" >&2
+              sleep $((attempt * 15))
+              attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+            done
+            if [ "${attempt}" -gt 3 ]; then
+              echo "buildx bootstrap failed after retries" >&2
+              exit 1
+            fi
             docker buildx inspect "${BUILDER_NAME}" --bootstrap
           '''
         }