diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 4471b49..a78fb76 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { getCLIWarnings, parseCLIArgs } from "./args";
 import { log, setStderr } from "./log";
 import { pluralize } from "./util";
 import { buildUserAgent } from "./user-agent";
+import { withRetry } from "./retry";
 
 declare const CLI_VERSION: string;
 
@@ -116,6 +117,10 @@ const options: LinearClientOptions = {
 const linearClient = new LinearClient(options);
 linearClient.client.setHeader("User-Agent", buildUserAgent());
 
+async function apiRequest<T>(query: string, variables?: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<T> {
+  return withRetry(() => linearClient.client.rawRequest(query, variables)) as Promise<T>;
+}
+
 function scanCommits(
   commits: CommitContext[],
   includePaths: string[] | null,
@@ -380,7 +385,7 @@ async function updateCommand(): Promise<{
 }
 
 async function getLatestRelease(): Promise<Release | null> {
-  const response = (await linearClient.client.rawRequest(
+  const response = await apiRequest<AccessKeyLatestReleaseResponse>(
     `
     query latestReleaseByAccessKey {
       latestReleaseByAccessKey {
@@ -391,7 +396,7 @@ async function getLatestRelease(): Promise<Release | null> {
       }
     }
   `,
-  )) as AccessKeyLatestReleaseResponse;
+  );
 
   return response.data.latestReleaseByAccessKey;
 }
@@ -417,7 +422,7 @@ async function getLatestSha(): Promise<string> {
 }
 
 async function getPipelineSettings(): Promise<{ includePathPatterns: string[] }> {
-  const response = (await linearClient.client.rawRequest(
+  const response = await apiRequest<AccessKeyPipelineSettingsResponse>(
     `
     query pipelineSettingsByAccessKey {
       releasePipelineByAccessKey {
@@ -425,7 +430,7 @@ async function getPipelineSettings(): Promise<{ includePathPatterns: string[] }>
       }
     }
   `,
-  )) as AccessKeyPipelineSettingsResponse;
+  );
 
   return {
     includePathPatterns: response.data.releasePipelineByAccessKey.includePathPatterns ?? [],
@@ -449,7 +454,7 @@ async function syncRelease(
 
   const { owner, name } = repoInfo ?? {};
 
-  const response = (await linearClient.client.rawRequest(
+  const response = await apiRequest<AccessKeySyncReleaseResponse>(
     `
     mutation syncReleaseByAccessKey($input: ReleaseSyncInputBase!) {
       releaseSyncByAccessKey(input: $input) {
@@ -487,7 +492,7 @@ async function syncRelease(
         debugSink,
       },
     },
-  )) as AccessKeySyncReleaseResponse;
+  );
 
   if (!response.data?.releaseSyncByAccessKey?.release) {
     throw new Error("Failed to sync release");
@@ -502,7 +507,7 @@ async function completeRelease(options: {
 }): Promise<{ success: boolean; release: { id: string; name: string; version?: string; url?: string } | null }> {
   const { version, commitSha } = options;
 
-  const response = (await linearClient.client.rawRequest(
+  const response = await apiRequest<AccessKeyCompleteReleaseResponse>(
     `
     mutation releaseCompleteByAccessKey($input: ReleaseCompleteInputBase!) {
       releaseCompleteByAccessKey(input: $input) {
@@ -522,7 +527,7 @@ async function completeRelease(options: {
         commitSha,
       },
     },
-  )) as AccessKeyCompleteReleaseResponse;
+  );
 
   return response.data.releaseCompleteByAccessKey;
 }
@@ -539,7 +544,7 @@ async function updateReleaseByPipeline(options: { stage?: string; version?: stri
     .filter(Boolean)
     .map((s) => s.slice(2))
     .join(", ");
-  const response = (await linearClient.client.rawRequest(
+  const response = await apiRequest<AccessKeyUpdateByPipelineResponse>(
     `
     mutation {
       releaseUpdateByPipelineByAccessKey(input: { ${inputParts} }) {
@@ -556,7 +561,7 @@ async function updateReleaseByPipeline(options: { stage?: string; version?: stri
       }
     }
     `,
-  )) as AccessKeyUpdateByPipelineResponse;
+  );
 
   const result = response.data.releaseUpdateByPipelineByAccessKey;
   return {
diff --git a/src/retry.test.ts b/src/retry.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d49b495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/retry.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { LinearError, LinearErrorType, RatelimitedLinearError } from "@linear/sdk";
+import { withRetry } from "./retry";
+
+function makeLinearError(type: LinearErrorType, status?: number): LinearError {
+  const error = new LinearError();
+  error.type = type;
+  if (status !== undefined) {
+    error.status = status;
+  }
+  return error;
+}
+
+function makeRateLimitedError(retryAfterSeconds?: number): RatelimitedLinearError {
+  const error = new RatelimitedLinearError();
+  error.type = LinearErrorType.Ratelimited;
+  error.status = 429;
+  if (retryAfterSeconds !== undefined) {
+    error.retryAfter = retryAfterSeconds;
+  }
+  return error;
+}
+
+describe("withRetry", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it("returns the result on first success", async () => {
+    const fn = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue("ok");
+    const promise = withRetry(fn);
+    const result = await promise;
+    expect(result).toBe("ok");
+    expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("retries on transient error and succeeds", async () => {
+    const fn = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(makeLinearError(LinearErrorType.NetworkError, 500))
+      .mockResolvedValue("ok");
+
+    const promise = withRetry(fn);
+
+    // Advance past the 1s delay for the first retry
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1000);
+
+    const result = await promise;
+    expect(result).toBe("ok");
+    expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it("retries twice then succeeds on third attempt", async () => {
+    const fn = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(makeLinearError(LinearErrorType.NetworkError, 500))
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(makeLinearError(LinearErrorType.InternalError, 500))
+      .mockResolvedValue("ok");
+
+    const promise = withRetry(fn);
+
+    // First retry after 1s
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1000);
+    // Second retry after 2s
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(2000);
+
+    const result = await promise;
+    expect(result).toBe("ok");
+    expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+  });
+
+  it("throws after exhausting all attempts", async () => {
+    const error = makeLinearError(LinearErrorType.NetworkError, 500);
+    const fn = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(error);
+
+    const promise = withRetry(fn);
+    // Attach rejection handler immediately to prevent unhandled rejection
+    const resultPromise = promise.catch((e) => e);
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1000);
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(2000);
+
+    const caught = await resultPromise;
+    expect(caught).toBe(error);
+    expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+  });
+
+  it("does not retry non-retryable errors", async () => {
+    const error = makeLinearError(LinearErrorType.AuthenticationError, 401);
+    const fn = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(error);
+
+    await expect(withRetry(fn)).rejects.toBe(error);
+    expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("does not retry GraphQL errors", async () => {
+    const error = makeLinearError(LinearErrorType.GraphqlError, 200);
+    const fn = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(error);
+
+    await expect(withRetry(fn)).rejects.toBe(error);
+    expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("does not retry 4xx errors", async () => {
+    const error = makeLinearError(LinearErrorType.InvalidInput, 400);
+    const fn = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(error);
+
+    await expect(withRetry(fn)).rejects.toBe(error);
+    expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("retries rate limit errors (429) when retryAfter is missing", async () => {
+    const fn = vi.fn().mockRejectedValueOnce(makeRateLimitedError()).mockResolvedValue("ok");
+
+    const promise = withRetry(fn);
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1000);
+
+    const result = await promise;
+    expect(result).toBe("ok");
+    expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it("uses retryAfter for rate limit errors when provided", async () => {
+    const fn = vi.fn().mockRejectedValueOnce(makeRateLimitedError(3)).mockResolvedValue("ok");
+
+    const promise = withRetry(fn);
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(2999);
+    expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1);
+    const result = await promise;
+    expect(result).toBe("ok");
+    expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it("retries non-LinearError exceptions", async () => {
+    const fn = vi.fn().mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("fetch failed")).mockResolvedValue("ok");
+
+    const promise = withRetry(fn);
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1000);
+
+    const result = await promise;
+    expect(result).toBe("ok");
+    expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/retry.ts b/src/retry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4749dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/retry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { LinearError, LinearErrorType, RatelimitedLinearError } from "@linear/sdk";
+import { log } from "./log";
+
+const MAX_ATTEMPTS = 3;
+const BASE_DELAY_MS = 1000;
+
+const NON_RETRYABLE_TYPES = new Set<LinearErrorType>([
+  LinearErrorType.AuthenticationError,
+  LinearErrorType.Forbidden,
+  LinearErrorType.FeatureNotAccessible,
+  LinearErrorType.GraphqlError,
+  LinearErrorType.InvalidInput,
+  LinearErrorType.UserError,
+  LinearErrorType.UsageLimitExceeded,
+]);
+
+function isRetryable(error: unknown): boolean {
+  if (error instanceof LinearError) {
+    if (error.type && NON_RETRYABLE_TYPES.has(error.type)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    // 4xx (except 429 rate limit) are not retryable
+    if (error.status && error.status >= 400 && error.status < 500 && error.status !== 429) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+function getDelayMs(error: unknown, attempt: number): number {
+  if (error instanceof RatelimitedLinearError) {
+    const retryAfterSeconds = error.retryAfter;
+    if (typeof retryAfterSeconds === "number" && Number.isFinite(retryAfterSeconds) && retryAfterSeconds > 0) {
+      return Math.ceil(retryAfterSeconds * 1000);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return BASE_DELAY_MS * 2 ** (attempt - 1);
+}
+
+export async function withRetry<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+  for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= MAX_ATTEMPTS; attempt++) {
+    try {
+      return await fn();
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (attempt === MAX_ATTEMPTS || !isRetryable(error)) {
+        throw error;
+      }
+      const delay = getDelayMs(error, attempt);
+      log(`Request failed, retrying (attempt ${attempt + 1}/${MAX_ATTEMPTS})...`);
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, delay));
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Unreachable — the loop always returns or throws
+  throw new Error("Retry logic error");
+}