diff --git a/conda_smithy/templates/azure-pipelines-win.yml.tmpl b/conda_smithy/templates/azure-pipelines-win.yml.tmpl
index 4389c200e..9d4db277b 100644
--- a/conda_smithy/templates/azure-pipelines-win.yml.tmpl
+++ b/conda_smithy/templates/azure-pipelines-win.yml.tmpl
@@ -26,10 +26,25 @@ jobs:
       inputs:
         scriptSource: inline
         script: |
+          import ssl
+          import time
+          import urllib.error
           import urllib.request
-          url = 'https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Mambaforge-Windows-x86_64.exe'
-          path = r"$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/Miniforge.exe"
-          urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, path)
+          url = r"https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Mambaforge-Windows-x86_64.exe"
+          destination_path = r"$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/Miniforge.exe"
+          retry_time = 2
+          tries_remaining = 5
+          while tries_remaining >= 0:
+              tries_remaining -= 1
+              try:
+                  urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, destination_path)
+              except (urllib.error.URLError, ssl.SSLError) as e:
+                  if tries_remaining >= 0:
+                      print(f"Encountered error: '{e}'. Retry in {retry_time} seconds.")
+                      time.sleep(retry_time)
+                      retry_time *= 2
+                  else:
+                      raise e
 
     - script: |
         start /wait "" %BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY%\Miniforge.exe /InstallationType=JustMe /RegisterPython=0 /S /D=C:\Miniforge
diff --git a/news/add-retry-logic.rst b/news/add-retry-logic.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6aab3210d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/add-retry-logic.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* The 'Download Miniforge' stage of the Windows pipeline now retries in case
+  of a download error.