diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8a3d916c6..673570156 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -418,6 +418,15 @@ version = "1.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8c3c1a368f70d6cf7302d78f8f7093da241fb8e8807c05cc9e51a125895a6d5b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bincode"
+version = "1.3.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b1f45e9417d87227c7a56d22e471c6206462cba514c7590c09aff4cf6d1ddcad"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bisection"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -887,7 +896,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.14.3",
  "lock_api",
  "once_cell",
- "parking_lot_core",
+ "parking_lot_core 0.9.9",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1160,7 +1169,7 @@ checksum = "1ee447700ac8aa0b2f2bd7bc4462ad686ba06baa6727ac149a2d6277f0d240fd"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "redox_syscall",
+ "redox_syscall 0.4.1",
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
@@ -1529,6 +1538,40 @@ dependencies = [
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "http-cache"
+version = "0.18.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5b5ab65432bbdfe8490dfde21d0366353a8d39f2bc24aca0146889f931b0b4b5"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "bincode",
+ "cacache",
+ "http",
+ "http-cache-semantics",
+ "httpdate",
+ "serde",
+ "url",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "http-cache-reqwest"
+version = "0.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c8285341ce7e709c56a0f259ff1c789c70edfbaa88acd69d27e4d63980b92dc"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "async-trait",
+ "http",
+ "http-cache",
+ "http-cache-semantics",
+ "reqwest",
+ "reqwest-middleware",
+ "serde",
+ "task-local-extensions",
+ "url",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "http-cache-semantics"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -1765,6 +1808,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7a5bbe824c507c5da5956355e86a746d82e0e1464f65d862cc5e71da70e94b2c"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "web-sys",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1917,7 +1963,7 @@ checksum = "85c833ca1e66078851dba29046874e38f08b2c883700aa29a03ddd3b23814ee8"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.2",
  "libc",
- "redox_syscall",
+ "redox_syscall 0.4.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2451,6 +2497,17 @@ version = "2.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bb813b8af86854136c6922af0598d719255ecb2179515e6e7730d468f05c9cae"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot"
+version = "0.11.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7d17b78036a60663b797adeaee46f5c9dfebb86948d1255007a1d6be0271ff99"
+dependencies = [
+ "instant",
+ "lock_api",
+ "parking_lot_core 0.8.6",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -2458,7 +2515,21 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3742b2c103b9f06bc9fff0a37ff4912935851bee6d36f3c02bcc755bcfec228f"
 dependencies = [
  "lock_api",
- "parking_lot_core",
+ "parking_lot_core 0.9.9",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot_core"
+version = "0.8.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "60a2cfe6f0ad2bfc16aefa463b497d5c7a5ecd44a23efa72aa342d90177356dc"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "instant",
+ "libc",
+ "redox_syscall 0.2.16",
+ "smallvec",
+ "winapi",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2469,7 +2540,7 @@ checksum = "4c42a9226546d68acdd9c0a280d17ce19bfe27a46bf68784e4066115788d008e"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "redox_syscall",
+ "redox_syscall 0.4.1",
  "smallvec",
  "windows-targets 0.48.5",
 ]
@@ -2691,6 +2762,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dunce",
  "flate2",
  "futures",
+ "http-cache-reqwest",
  "human_bytes",
  "humantime",
  "indexmap 2.2.2",
@@ -2719,6 +2791,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "reqwest",
  "reqwest-middleware",
+ "reqwest-retry",
  "rstest",
  "self-replace",
  "serde",
@@ -3068,7 +3141,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "miette 7.0.0",
  "mime",
  "once_cell",
- "parking_lot",
+ "parking_lot 0.12.1",
  "pathdiff",
  "peg",
  "pep440_rs",
@@ -3302,6 +3375,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-utils",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_syscall"
+version = "0.2.16"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fb5a58c1855b4b6819d59012155603f0b22ad30cad752600aadfcb695265519a"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
 version = "0.4.1"
@@ -3447,6 +3529,29 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "reqwest-retry"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9af20b65c2ee9746cc575acb6bd28a05ffc0d15e25c992a8f4462d8686aacb4f"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "async-trait",
+ "chrono",
+ "futures",
+ "getrandom",
+ "http",
+ "hyper",
+ "parking_lot 0.11.2",
+ "reqwest",
+ "reqwest-middleware",
+ "retry-policies",
+ "task-local-extensions",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "wasm-timer",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "resolvo"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -3849,7 +3954,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "lazy_static",
  "log",
- "parking_lot",
+ "parking_lot 0.12.1",
  "serial_test_derive",
 ]
 
@@ -4773,6 +4878,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "web-sys",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-timer"
+version = "0.2.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "be0ecb0db480561e9a7642b5d3e4187c128914e58aa84330b9493e3eb68c5e7f"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures",
+ "js-sys",
+ "parking_lot 0.11.2",
+ "pin-utils",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "wasm-bindgen-futures",
+ "web-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "web-sys"
 version = "0.3.68"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 20b652b5e..288c0f100 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ dirs = "5.0.1"
 dunce = "1.0.4"
 flate2 = "1.0.28"
 futures = "0.3.30"
+http-cache-reqwest = "0.13.0"
 human_bytes = "0.4.3"
 humantime = "2.1.0"
 indexmap = { version = "2.2.2", features = ["serde"] }
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ rattler_virtual_packages = { version = "0.18.0", default-features = false }
 regex = "1.10.3"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.24", default-features = false }
 reqwest-middleware = "0.2.4"
+reqwest-retry = "0.3.0"
 rip = { package = "rattler_installs_packages", version = "0.8.1", default-features = false }
 self-replace = "1.3.7"
 serde = "1.0.196"
diff --git a/src/lock_file/pypi_name_mapping.rs b/src/lock_file/pypi_name_mapping.rs
index 6b470e017..eecfb8834 100644
--- a/src/lock_file/pypi_name_mapping.rs
+++ b/src/lock_file/pypi_name_mapping.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
+use crate::config::get_cache_dir;
 use async_once_cell::OnceCell;
+use http_cache_reqwest::{CACacheManager, Cache, CacheMode, HttpCache, HttpCacheOptions};
 use miette::{IntoDiagnostic, WrapErr};
 use rattler_conda_types::{PackageUrl, RepoDataRecord};
+use rattler_networking::retry_policies::ExponentialBackoff;
+use reqwest::Client;
+use reqwest_middleware::ClientBuilder;
+use reqwest_retry::RetryTransientMiddleware;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, str::FromStr};
 use url::Url;
@@ -15,7 +21,22 @@ struct CondaPyPiNameMapping {
 pub async fn conda_pypi_name_mapping() -> miette::Result<&'static HashMap<String, String>> {
     static MAPPING: OnceCell<HashMap<String, String>> = OnceCell::new();
     MAPPING.get_or_try_init(async {
-        let response = reqwest::get("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/regro/cf-graph-countyfair/master/mappings/pypi/name_mapping.json").await
+
+        // Construct a client with a retry policy and local caching
+        let retry_policy =
+            ExponentialBackoff::builder().build_with_max_retries(3);
+        let retry_strategy = RetryTransientMiddleware::new_with_policy(retry_policy);
+        let cache_strategy = Cache(HttpCache {
+            mode: CacheMode::Default,
+            manager: CACacheManager { path: get_cache_dir().expect("missing cache directory").join("http-cache") },
+            options: HttpCacheOptions::default(),
+        });
+        let client = ClientBuilder::new(Client::new())
+            .with(cache_strategy)
+            .with(retry_strategy)
+            .build();
+
+        let response = client.get("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/regro/cf-graph-countyfair/master/mappings/pypi/name_mapping.json").send().await
             .into_diagnostic()
             .context("failed to download pypi name mapping")?;
         let mapping: Vec<CondaPyPiNameMapping> = response