diff --git a/.github/actions/download-artifact/action.yml b/.github/actions/download-artifact/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0edcd020fa67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/download-artifact/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: Download artifact with retries
+description: Downloads an artifact, retrying transient failures up to two times
+
+inputs:
+  name:
+    description: Artifact name
+    required: true
+  path:
+    description: Destination path
+    required: true
+
+outputs:
+  download-path:
+    description: Absolute path where the artifact was downloaded
+    value: ${{ steps.download-3.outputs.download-path || steps.download-2.outputs.download-path || steps.download-1.outputs.download-path }}
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Download artifact (attempt 1 of 3)
+      id: download-1
+      if: ${{ always() }}
+      continue-on-error: true
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7
+      with:
+        name: ${{ inputs.name }}
+        path: ${{ inputs.path }}
+
+    - name: Wait before attempt 2
+      if: ${{ always() && steps.download-1.outcome == 'failure' }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "::warning::Artifact download failed; retrying in 10 seconds"
+        sleep 10
+
+    - name: Download artifact (attempt 2 of 3)
+      id: download-2
+      if: ${{ always() && steps.download-1.outcome == 'failure' }}
+      continue-on-error: true
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7
+      with:
+        name: ${{ inputs.name }}
+        path: ${{ inputs.path }}
+
+    - name: Wait before attempt 3
+      if: ${{ always() && steps.download-2.outcome == 'failure' }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "::warning::Artifact download failed again; retrying in 20 seconds"
+        sleep 20
+
+    - name: Download artifact (attempt 3 of 3)
+      id: download-3
+      if: ${{ always() && steps.download-2.outcome == 'failure' }}
+      # Deliberately do not continue on error: the last failure must fail the caller.
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@37930b1c2abaa49bbe596cd826c3c89aef350131 # v7
+      with:
+        name: ${{ inputs.name }}
+        path: ${{ inputs.path }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-templateapp.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-templateapp.yml
index dbaaaa2b5666..e8d7ba011c08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-templateapp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-templateapp.yml
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ruby-version: 2.6.10
       - name: Download React Native Package
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: ./.github/actions/download-artifact
         with:
           name: react-native-package
           path: /tmp/react-native-tmp
       - name: Print /tmp folder
         run: ls -lR /tmp/react-native-tmp
       - name: Download ReactNativeDependencies
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: ./.github/actions/download-artifact
         with:
           name: ReactNativeDependencies${{ matrix.flavor }}.xcframework.tar.gz
           path: /tmp/third-party
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: ls -lR /tmp/third-party
       - name: Download React Native Prebuilds
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: ./.github/actions/download-artifact
         with:
           name: ReactCore${{ matrix.flavor }}.xcframework.tar.gz
           path: /tmp/ReactCore
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run yarn
         uses: ./.github/actions/yarn-install
       - name: Download app
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: ./.github/actions/download-artifact
         with:
           name: RNTestProject-${{ matrix.flavor }}
           path: /tmp/RNTestProjectBuild/RNTestProject.app
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ls -l /tmp/RNTestProjectBuild/RNTestProject.app
       - name: Download React Native Package
         if: ${{ matrix.flavor == 'Debug' }}
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: ./.github/actions/download-artifact
         with:
           name: react-native-package
           path: /tmp/react-native-tmp
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-ios-spm-newapp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-ios-spm-newapp.yml
index 3fcceeb4c117..62e66395bae1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-ios-spm-newapp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-ios-spm-newapp.yml
@@ -40,27 +40,27 @@ jobs:
       # release/ artifact slots together (and `--download skip` refuses an
       # incomplete slot). Please don't "optimise" this down to one flavor.
       - name: Download ReactCore (Debug)
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: ./.github/actions/download-artifact
         with:
           name: ReactCoreDebug.xcframework.tar.gz
           path: /tmp/rc-debug
       - name: Download ReactCore (Release)
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: ./.github/actions/download-artifact
         with:
           name: ReactCoreRelease.xcframework.tar.gz
           path: /tmp/rc-release
       - name: Download ReactNativeDependencies (Debug)
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: ./.github/actions/download-artifact
         with:
           name: ReactNativeDependenciesDebug.xcframework.tar.gz
           path: /tmp/deps-debug
       - name: Download ReactNativeDependencies (Release)
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: ./.github/actions/download-artifact
         with:
           name: ReactNativeDependenciesRelease.xcframework.tar.gz
           path: /tmp/deps-release
       - name: Download React Native package
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: ./.github/actions/download-artifact
         with:
           name: react-native-package
           path: /tmp/react-native-tmp