diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
index 502d777..1f61cad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
@@ -86,13 +86,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify dist-tags
         run: |
           PACKAGE_NAME=$(node -p "require('./package.json').name")
-          LATEST=$(npm view "${PACKAGE_NAME}" dist-tags.latest)
-          NEXT=$(npm view "${PACKAGE_NAME}" dist-tags.next || true)
 
-          echo "latest=${LATEST}"
-          echo "next=${NEXT}"
+          for attempt in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+            LATEST=$(npm view "${PACKAGE_NAME}" dist-tags.latest)
+            NEXT=$(npm view "${PACKAGE_NAME}" dist-tags.next || true)
 
-          if [ "${{ steps.npm-tag.outputs.tag }}" = "latest" ] && [ "${LATEST}" != "${NEXT}" ]; then
-            echo "Expected next to match latest on stable release, but they differ."
-            exit 1
-          fi
+            echo "Attempt ${attempt}: latest=${LATEST}, next=${NEXT}"
+
+            if [ "${{ steps.npm-tag.outputs.tag }}" != "latest" ] || [ "${LATEST}" = "${NEXT}" ]; then
+              echo "Dist-tags verified."
+              exit 0
+            fi
+
+            if [ "$attempt" -eq 5 ]; then
+              echo "::warning::dist-tags not synced after 5 attempts (latest=${LATEST}, next=${NEXT}). Registry propagation may be delayed."
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            sleep $((attempt * 10))
+          done