diff --git a/release/BUILD.bazel b/release/BUILD.bazel
index a09070d9b313..f269add55138 100644
--- a/release/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/release/BUILD.bazel
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ py_library(
         bk_require("pybuildkite"),
         bk_require("pygithub"),
         bk_require("requests"),
-        bk_require("retry"),
     ],
 )
 
@@ -624,3 +623,18 @@ py_test(
         bk_require("pytest"),
     ],
 )
+
+py_test(
+    name = "test_retry",
+    size = "small",
+    srcs = ["ray_release/tests/test_retry.py"],
+    exec_compatible_with = ["//:hermetic_python"],
+    tags = [
+        "release_unit",
+        "team:ci",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        ":ray_release",
+        bk_require("pytest"),
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/release/ray_release/cluster_manager/minimal.py b/release/ray_release/cluster_manager/minimal.py
index 8b202c247753..1cfe14c1e2f2 100644
--- a/release/ray_release/cluster_manager/minimal.py
+++ b/release/ray_release/cluster_manager/minimal.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from ray_release.logger import logger
 from ray_release.cluster_manager.cluster_manager import ClusterManager
 from ray_release.util import format_link, anyscale_cluster_env_build_url
-from retry import retry
+from ray_release.retry import retry
 
 REPORT_S = 30.0
 
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ class MinimalClusterManager(ClusterManager):
     Builds app config and compute template but does not start or stop session.
     """
 
-    @retry((ClusterEnvCreateError), delay=10, jitter=5, tries=2)
+    @retry(
+        init_delay_sec=10,
+        jitter_sec=5,
+        max_retry_count=2,
+        exceptions=(ClusterEnvCreateError,),
+    )
     def create_cluster_env(self):
         assert self.cluster_env_id is None
 
diff --git a/release/ray_release/retry.py b/release/ray_release/retry.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dec0bd9be925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/ray_release/retry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"""Utils on retry."""
+
+import time
+from functools import wraps
+from typing import Tuple
+
+# Default configuration for retry.
+_DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_COUNT: int = 10
+_DEFAULT_INIT_DELAY_SEC: int = 1
+_DEFAULT_MAX_DELAY_SEC: int = 30
+_DEFAULT_BACKOFF: int = 2
+_DEFAULT_JITTER_SEC: int = 1
+_DEFAULT_EXCEPTIONS: Tuple[Exception] = (Exception,)
+
+
+def retry(
+    max_retry_count: int = _DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_COUNT,
+    init_delay_sec: int = _DEFAULT_INIT_DELAY_SEC,
+    max_delay_sec: int = _DEFAULT_MAX_DELAY_SEC,
+    backoff: int = _DEFAULT_BACKOFF,
+    jitter_sec: int = _DEFAULT_JITTER_SEC,
+    exceptions: Tuple[Exception] = _DEFAULT_EXCEPTIONS,
+):
+    def wrapper(fn):
+        @wraps(fn)
+        def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
+            for cur_retry_count in range(max_retry_count):
+                try:
+                    return fn(*args, **kwargs)
+                except exceptions:
+                    if cur_retry_count + 1 == max_retry_count:
+                        raise
+
+                    sleep_sec = min(
+                        init_delay_sec * (backoff**cur_retry_count) + jitter_sec,
+                        max_delay_sec,
+                    )
+                    time.sleep(sleep_sec)
+
+        return wrapped
+
+    return wrapper
diff --git a/release/ray_release/tests/test_retry.py b/release/ray_release/tests/test_retry.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b630e19f2dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/ray_release/tests/test_retry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from ray_release import retry
+
+import sys
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_retry_with_no_error():
+    invocation_count = 0
+
+    # Function doesn't raise exception; use a dummy value to check invocation.
+    @retry.retry()
+    def no_error_func() -> int:
+        nonlocal invocation_count
+        invocation_count += 1
+        return 1
+
+    assert no_error_func() == 1
+    assert invocation_count == 1
+
+
+# Test senario: exception count is less than retry count.
+def test_retry_with_limited_error():
+    invocation_count = 0
+
+    # Function doesn't raise exception; use a dummy value to check invocation.
+    @retry.retry(init_delay_sec=1, jitter_sec=1)
+    def limited_error() -> int:
+        nonlocal invocation_count
+
+        invocation_count += 1
+
+        if invocation_count == 1:
+            raise Exception("Manual exception")
+        return 1
+
+    assert limited_error() == 1
+    assert invocation_count == 2
+
+
+# Test senario: exception count exceeds retry count.
+def test_retry_with_unlimited_error():
+    invocation_count = 0
+
+    @retry.retry(init_delay_sec=1, jitter_sec=1, backoff=1, max_retry_count=3)
+    def unlimited_error() -> int:
+        nonlocal invocation_count
+
+        invocation_count += 1
+        raise Exception("Manual exception")
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match="Manual exception"):
+        unlimited_error()
+    assert invocation_count == 3
+
+
+def test_retry_on_certain_errors():
+    invocation_count = 0
+
+    # Function doesn't raise exception; use a dummy value to check invocation.
+    @retry.retry(init_delay_sec=1, jitter_sec=1, exceptions=(KeyError,))
+    def limited_error() -> int:
+        nonlocal invocation_count
+
+        invocation_count += 1
+
+        if invocation_count == 1:
+            raise KeyError("Manual exception")
+        return 1
+
+    assert limited_error() == 1
+    assert invocation_count == 2
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(pytest.main(["-sv", __file__]))
diff --git a/release/requirements_buildkite.in b/release/requirements_buildkite.in
index 96d05e27bb96..0c20af4d9088 100644
--- a/release/requirements_buildkite.in
+++ b/release/requirements_buildkite.in
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ pyyaml
 pybuildkite
 PyGithub
 requests
-retry
 twine == 5.0.0
 docker >= 7.1.0
 
diff --git a/release/requirements_buildkite.txt b/release/requirements_buildkite.txt
index 9bfaada37880..659db4c5e8db 100644
--- a/release/requirements_buildkite.txt
+++ b/release/requirements_buildkite.txt
@@ -424,9 +424,7 @@ debugpy==1.8.2 \
 decorator==5.1.1 \
     --hash=sha256:637996211036b6385ef91435e4fae22989472f9d571faba8927ba8253acbc330 \
     --hash=sha256:b8c3f85900b9dc423225913c5aace94729fe1fa9763b38939a95226f02d37186
-    # via
-    #   ipython
-    #   retry
+    # via ipython
 deprecated==1.2.14 \
     --hash=sha256:6fac8b097794a90302bdbb17b9b815e732d3c4720583ff1b198499d78470466c \
     --hash=sha256:e5323eb936458dccc2582dc6f9c322c852a775a27065ff2b0c4970b9d53d01b3
@@ -1174,10 +1172,6 @@ pure-eval==0.2.3 \
     --hash=sha256:1db8e35b67b3d218d818ae653e27f06c3aa420901fa7b081ca98cbedc874e0d0 \
     --hash=sha256:5f4e983f40564c576c7c8635ae88db5956bb2229d7e9237d03b3c0b0190eaf42
     # via stack-data
-py==1.11.0 \
-    --hash=sha256:51c75c4126074b472f746a24399ad32f6053d1b34b68d2fa41e558e6f4a98719 \
-    --hash=sha256:607c53218732647dff4acdfcd50cb62615cedf612e72d1724fb1a0cc6405b378
-    # via retry
 pyasn1==0.6.0 \
     --hash=sha256:3a35ab2c4b5ef98e17dfdec8ab074046fbda76e281c5a706ccd82328cfc8f64c \
     --hash=sha256:cca4bb0f2df5504f02f6f8a775b6e416ff9b0b3b16f7ee80b5a3153d9b804473
@@ -1539,10 +1533,6 @@ requests-toolbelt==1.0.0 \
     --hash=sha256:7681a0a3d047012b5bdc0ee37d7f8f07ebe76ab08caeccfc3921ce23c88d5bc6 \
     --hash=sha256:cccfdd665f0a24fcf4726e690f65639d272bb0637b9b92dfd91a5568ccf6bd06
     # via twine
-retry==0.9.2 \
-    --hash=sha256:ccddf89761fa2c726ab29391837d4327f819ea14d244c232a1d24c67a2f98606 \
-    --hash=sha256:f8bfa8b99b69c4506d6f5bd3b0aabf77f98cdb17f3c9fc3f5ca820033336fba4
-    # via -r release/requirements_buildkite.in
 rfc3986==2.0.0 \
     --hash=sha256:50b1502b60e289cb37883f3dfd34532b8873c7de9f49bb546641ce9cbd256ebd \
     --hash=sha256:97aacf9dbd4bfd829baad6e6309fa6573aaf1be3f6fa735c8ab05e46cecb261c