diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7c06842..bb3b535 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     name: asdf plugin test
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
+      max-parallel: 4
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-13]
@@ -34,12 +35,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           asdf plugin add ${{ matrix.tool.plugin }} https://github.com/cpp-linter/asdf-clang-tools.git
 
-      - name: Install and test ${{ matrix.tool.plugin }} ${{ matrix.version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
+      - name: Retry plugin install
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+        with:
+          max_attempts: 5
+          timeout_minutes: 10
+          command: asdf install ${{ matrix.tool.plugin }} ${{ matrix.version }}
+        env:
+          ASDF_CLANG_TOOLS_MACOS_DEQUARANTINE: 1
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Test ${{ matrix.tool.plugin }} ${{ matrix.version }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
         run: |
-          asdf install ${{ matrix.tool.plugin }} ${{ matrix.version }}
           asdf set ${{ matrix.tool.plugin }} ${{ matrix.version }}
           which ${{ matrix.tool.plugin }}
           ${{ matrix.tool.command }}
-        env:
-          ASDF_CLANG_TOOLS_MACOS_DEQUARANTINE: 1
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}