diff --git a/backend/cpp/llama-cpp/Makefile b/backend/cpp/llama-cpp/Makefile
index b8b1b08be..5c6644696 100644
--- a/backend/cpp/llama-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/cpp/llama-cpp/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-LLAMA_VERSION?=78a8ae14be559b45f5f13ddee82c188b683d5d8d
+LLAMA_VERSION?=6050b467c07a95c7b87debd4ddac2f8ba8d9b807
 LLAMA_REPO?=https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp
 
 CMAKE_ARGS?=
@@ -169,7 +169,19 @@ llama.cpp:
 	cd llama.cpp && \
 	git init && \
 	git remote add origin $(LLAMA_REPO)  && \
-	git fetch --all --tags && \
+	( \
+		attempt=1; \
+		until git fetch --all --tags; do \
+			if [ "$$attempt" -ge 3 ]; then \
+				echo "git fetch failed after $$attempt attempts" >&2; \
+				exit 1; \
+			fi; \
+			delay=$$((attempt * 3)); \
+			echo "git fetch attempt $$attempt failed; retrying in $${delay}s" >&2; \
+			sleep "$$delay" || exit 1; \
+			attempt=$$((attempt + 1)); \
+		done \
+	) && \
 	git checkout -b build $(LLAMA_VERSION) && \
 	git submodule update --init --recursive --depth 1 --single-branch