diff --git a/packages/request-handler/src/release-providers.ts b/packages/request-handler/src/release-providers.ts
index ef849102d..fb5a5ec95 100644
--- a/packages/request-handler/src/release-providers.ts
+++ b/packages/request-handler/src/release-providers.ts
@@ -136,17 +136,19 @@ const getGithubApi = (baseUrl: string, userAgent: string, token?: string) =>
     request: { fetch: fetchWithTrustedCertificatesAsync },
     throttle: {
       enabled: true,
-      onRateLimit: (retryAfter: number, options: { url?: string; method?: string }) => {
-        logger.warn(`GitHub rate limit exceeded, retrying after ${retryAfter}s`, {
+      onRateLimit: (retryAfter: number, options: { url?: string; method?: string }, _octokit: unknown, retryCount: number) => {
+        logger.warn(`GitHub rate limit exceeded, retrying after ${retryAfter}s (attempt ${retryCount + 1})`, {
           url: options.url,
           method: options.method,
         });
+        return retryCount < 1;
       },
-      onSecondaryRateLimit: (retryAfter: number, options: { url?: string; method?: string }) => {
-        logger.warn(`GitHub secondary rate limit exceeded, retrying after ${retryAfter}s`, {
+      onSecondaryRateLimit: (retryAfter: number, options: { url?: string; method?: string }, _octokit: unknown, retryCount: number) => {
+        logger.warn(`GitHub secondary rate limit exceeded, retrying after ${retryAfter}s (attempt ${retryCount + 1})`, {
           url: options.url,
           method: options.method,
         });
+        return retryCount < 1;
       },
     },
     userAgent,