diff --git a/scripts/retry.js b/scripts/retry.js
index 59a0b50..03a9d29 100644
--- a/scripts/retry.js
+++ b/scripts/retry.js
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
 /**
- * Retry a function with exponential backoff.
+ * Retry a function with exponential backoff (4 attempts, 2s/4s/8s waits).
  *
  * @param {Function} fn - async function to retry
  * @param {string} label - descriptive label for log messages
- * @param {object} [options]
- * @param {number} [options.maxAttempts=4] - total attempts before giving up
- * @param {number} [options.baseDelay=1000] - base delay in ms (doubled each attempt)
- * @param {object} [options.core] - GitHub Actions core module for warnings (falls back to console)
+ * @param {object} options
+ * @param {object} options.core - GitHub Actions core module for warnings
  * @returns {Promise<*>} result of fn()
  */
-async function retryWithBackoff(fn, label, { maxAttempts = 4, baseDelay = 1000, core = null } = {}) {
-  const warn = core ? (msg) => core.warning(msg) : console.warn;
-
+async function retryWithBackoff(fn, label, { core }) {
+  const maxAttempts = 4;
   for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= maxAttempts; attempt++) {
     try {
       return await fn();
     } catch (err) {
       if (attempt === maxAttempts) throw err;
-      const delay = Math.pow(2, attempt) * baseDelay;
-      warn(`${label} failed (attempt ${attempt}/${maxAttempts}): ${err.message}. Retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
+      const delay = Math.pow(2, attempt) * 1000;
+      core.warning(`${label} failed (attempt ${attempt}/${maxAttempts}): ${err.message}. Retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
       await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, delay));
     }
   }