diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-release.yml b/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
index 80f94f321..e37b41824 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       JOBS: 8
       BUILDTYPE: Release
       IS_LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT: false
+      # Avoids read timeouts, see https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-native/pull/591
+      MAVEN_OPTS: -Dmaven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds=25 -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=3
     steps:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3