diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/driver.yml b/.gitea/workflows/driver.yml
index 470908d..add8c65 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/driver.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/driver.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ on:
         required: false
 
 env:
+  # The runner's downloads from PyPI time out now and then (2026-10-22 evening:
+  # ReadTimeoutError on files.pythonhosted.org in several jobs). Wait longer and retry.
+  PIP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: "60"
+  PIP_RETRIES: "10"
+  UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT: "60"
   STANDARD: "napalm-standard @ git+https://git.netork.io/NAPALM/driver-standard.git@${{ inputs.standard-ref }}"
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d80a08..dc19dd2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ The format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), versions fol
   device-types pilot).
 
 ### Fixed
+- The shared workflow waits 60 s per download and retries ten times, so a slow PyPI
+  response no longer fails a job.
 - `security` audited the runner's own pip instead of the package: pip-audit now
   checks a venv holding only the package and its dependencies.