diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 2b404c601c..495d93deb4 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ coverage --experimental_fetch_all_coverage_outputs
 # https://bazel.build/reference/command-line-reference#flag--experimental_cc_shared_library
 common --experimental_cc_shared_library
 
+# Avoid failures caused to breakages in the remote cache
+# https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/18696
+common --experimental_remote_cache_eviction_retries
+
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 ## Unique configuration groups
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