diff --git a/packages/uipath-platform/pyproject.toml b/packages/uipath-platform/pyproject.toml
index 09aa3f42c..eac9d3092 100644
--- a/packages/uipath-platform/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/uipath-platform/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "uipath-platform"
-version = "0.2.39"
+version = "0.2.40"
 description = "HTTP client library for programmatic access to UiPath Platform"
 readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/packages/uipath-platform/src/uipath/platform/common/retry.py b/packages/uipath-platform/src/uipath/platform/common/retry.py
index ff4b5a064..d229dd20a 100644
--- a/packages/uipath-platform/src/uipath/platform/common/retry.py
+++ b/packages/uipath-platform/src/uipath/platform/common/retry.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import random
 
-from httpx import ConnectTimeout, HTTPStatusError, Response, TimeoutException
+from httpx import ConnectError, HTTPStatusError, Response, TimeoutException
 from tenacity import RetryCallState
 
 from ..errors import EnrichedException
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ def extract_retry_after_from_chain(exception: BaseException) -> float | None:
 
 def is_retryable_platform_exception(exception: BaseException) -> bool:
     """Return True if the exception is transient and should be retried."""
-    if isinstance(exception, (ConnectTimeout, TimeoutException)):
+    # A failed connect never sent the request, so any method is safe to retry.
+    if isinstance(exception, (ConnectError, TimeoutException)):
         return True
     if isinstance(exception, EnrichedException):
         return exception.status_code in RETRYABLE_STATUS_CODES
diff --git a/packages/uipath-platform/tests/services/test_retry.py b/packages/uipath-platform/tests/services/test_retry.py
index ab893f042..14d21bcc4 100644
--- a/packages/uipath-platform/tests/services/test_retry.py
+++ b/packages/uipath-platform/tests/services/test_retry.py
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ def test_timeout_exception(self):
         err = httpx.TimeoutException("timed out")
         assert is_retryable_platform_exception(err) is True
 
+    def test_connect_error(self):
+        err = httpx.ConnectError("[Errno 104] Connection reset by peer")
+        assert is_retryable_platform_exception(err) is True
+
     def test_enriched_408(self):
         http_err = _make_http_status_error(408)
         err = EnrichedException(http_err)
diff --git a/packages/uipath-platform/uv.lock b/packages/uipath-platform/uv.lock
index 07ff10280..498094a3c 100644
--- a/packages/uipath-platform/uv.lock
+++ b/packages/uipath-platform/uv.lock
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uipath-platform"
-version = "0.2.39"
+version = "0.2.40"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "anyio" },
diff --git a/packages/uipath/uv.lock b/packages/uipath/uv.lock
index b3cbea901..4724d0e3f 100644
--- a/packages/uipath/uv.lock
+++ b/packages/uipath/uv.lock
@@ -2762,7 +2762,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uipath-platform"
-version = "0.2.39"
+version = "0.2.40"
 source = { editable = "../uipath-platform" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "anyio" },