diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2544825..5ff7f1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_env"></a> [env](#input\_env) | A map of custom environment variables (e.g. key=value) | `map` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_execution_environment"></a> [execution\_environment](#input\_execution\_environment) | The execution environment to use for the job. | `string` | `""` | no |
 | <a name="input_importpath"></a> [importpath](#input\_importpath) | The import path that contains the cron application. | `string` | n/a | yes |
+| <a name="input_max_retries"></a> [max\_retries](#input\_max\_retries) | The maximum number of times to retry the job. | `number` | `3` | no |
 | <a name="input_name"></a> [name](#input\_name) | Name to prefix to created resources. | `any` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_project_id"></a> [project\_id](#input\_project\_id) | The project that will host the cron job. | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_region"></a> [region](#input\_region) | The region to run the job. | `string` | `"us-east4"` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index ea161a5..9984e4a 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ resource "google_cloud_run_v2_job" "job" {
     template {
       execution_environment = var.execution_environment
       service_account       = var.service_account
+      max_retries           = var.max_retries
       containers {
         image = ko_build.image.image_ref
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 6a61352..ded2326 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -57,4 +57,10 @@ variable "execution_environment" {
   default     = ""
   type        = string
   description = "The execution environment to use for the job."
+}
+
+variable "max_retries" {
+  default     = 3 # 3 retries is the default for Cloud Run jobs
+  type        = number
+  description = "The maximum number of times to retry the job."
 }
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