diff --git a/.curlrc b/.curlrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fa40c1e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.curlrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--retry-max-time 60
diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index 64a060685b..cc0ff2a80b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   build_matrix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-frontend-canister.yml b/.github/workflows/build-frontend-canister.yml
index 3445d0cb9a..eb694a7d08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-frontend-canister.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-frontend-canister.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ on:
       - master
   pull_request:
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   frontend:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/consistent-sources.yml b/.github/workflows/consistent-sources.yml
index 147ee237b5..28fbc9e22a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/consistent-sources.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/consistent-sources.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deny.yml b/.github/workflows/deny.yml
index 022836ac45..a08619d8c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deny.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deny.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   cargo-deny:
     name: license-check:required
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 6c1fabae03..a67e3c5912 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   build_dfx:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fmt.yml b/.github/workflows/fmt.yml
index be1a68b62e..e488824942 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fmt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fmt.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   test:
     name: fmt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index d8468b3c54..3ac6314268 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   test:
     name: lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/motoko-updater.yml b/.github/workflows/motoko-updater.yml
index 81e788aa49..7d4b7055cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/motoko-updater.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/motoko-updater.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   niv-updater:
     name: 'Check for Motoko updates'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/niv-updater.yml b/.github/workflows/niv-updater.yml
index 0d54745393..f8f90fcda6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/niv-updater.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/niv-updater.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   niv-updater:
     name: 'Check for updates'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index b41321784c..49930f366e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-dfx-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-dfx-assets.yml
index cae37093a1..0e42fe89eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-dfx-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-dfx-assets.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   prepare:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-manifest.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-manifest.yml
index c6f1c68181..a43acb92bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-manifest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-manifest.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   publish-manifest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 603f29c90e..689d2fa0b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   build_dfx:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml
index 3ff81cd6f8..4d7c53aa91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shellcheck.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   check_macos:
     # ubuntu-latest has shellcheck 0.4.6, while macos-latest has 0.7.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit.yml b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
index 9b94645a97..25f61c7e6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/update-docs.yml
index 40cb043954..900d3b4f93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-docs.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   update_dfx_json_schema:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-replica-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-replica-version.yml
index 8d7046522f..d31c87ef2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-replica-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-replica-version.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ concurrency:
 
 env:
   IC_RELEASES_API: "https://ic-api.internetcomputer.org/api/v3/subnet-replica-versions?limit=50&offset=0"
-  
+  # When getting Rust dependencies, retry on network error:
+  CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
+  # Use the local .curlrc
+  CURL_HOME: .
+
 jobs:
   update-replica:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a82ba4537c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fetch-retries=10