diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 30e608b..4a0057f 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-07 - 1.17.3 - fix(registry)
+increase default maxRetries in fetchWithRetry from 3 to 6 to improve resilience when fetching registry resources
+
+- Changed default maxRetries from 3 to 6 in ts/classes.registrycopy.ts
+- Reduces failures from transient network or registry errors by allowing more retry attempts
+- No API or behavior changes besides the increased default retry count
+
 ## 2026-02-07 - 1.17.2 - fix(registry)
 improve HTTP fetch retry logging, backoff calculation, and token-cache warning
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 060950d..4afd70c 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tsdocker',
-  version: '1.17.2',
+  version: '1.17.3',
   description: 'develop npm modules cross platform with docker'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.registrycopy.ts b/ts/classes.registrycopy.ts
index b48e6c3..60655d4 100644
--- a/ts/classes.registrycopy.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.registrycopy.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class RegistryCopy {
     url: string,
     options: RequestInit & { duplex?: string },
     timeoutMs: number = 300_000,
-    maxRetries: number = 3,
+    maxRetries: number = 6,
   ): Promise<Response> {
     const method = (options.method || 'GET').toUpperCase();
     let lastError: Error | null = null;