diff --git a/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
index ad7f826a..b883d4ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible-test.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
             ansible_version: "devel"
         cassandra_version:
           - package_version: "311x"
-            tar_version: "3.11.11"
+            tar_version: "3.11.17"
         test_scenario:
           - docker_image: "ubuntu2204"
             python_version: "3.10"
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
             ansible_version: "devel"
         cassandra_version:
           - package_version: "40x"
-            tar_version: "4.0.5"
+            tar_version: "4.0.9"
         test_scenario:
           #- docker_image: centos7
           #  python_version: "2.7"
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ jobs:
             ansible_version: "devel"
         cassandra_version:
           - package_version: "41x"
-            tar_version: "4.1.4"
+            tar_version: "4.1.7"
         test_scenario:
           #- docker_image: centos7
           #  python_version: "2.7"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_cassandra_cluster_manager/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_cassandra_cluster_manager/tasks/main.yml
index 1f8f91aa..321b24aa 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/setup_cassandra_cluster_manager/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_cassandra_cluster_manager/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 - name: Install required_packages
   package:
     name: "{{ required_packages }}"
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 5
 
 - name: Ensure Cassandra service from setup_cassandra isn't running
   service:
@@ -45,22 +47,30 @@
   package:
     name: sudo
     state: present
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 5
 
 - name: Install OpenJDK package
   yum:
     name: "{{ openjdk }}"
     state: present
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 5
   when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
 
 - name: Run the equivalent of "apt-get update"
   apt:
     update_cache: yes
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 5
   when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
 
 - name: Install required pip packages
   pip:
     name: "{{ pip_packages }}"
     state: present
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 5
 
 - name: Download ant package and unarchive
   unarchive:
@@ -68,6 +78,8 @@
     dest: /usr/local
     remote_src: yes
     validate_certs: False
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 5
 
 - name: Create a symbolic link for ant
   file:
@@ -75,7 +87,7 @@
     src: "/usr/local/apache-ant-{{ ant_version }}/"
     dest: /usr/local/ant
 
-- name:
+- name: "Adds ant script"
   blockinfile:
     path: /etc/profile.d/ant.sh
     marker: "#<!-- {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK -->"
@@ -128,6 +140,8 @@
   pip:
     name: ccm
     state: present
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 5
 
 - ansible.builtin.shell: find /usr -name ccm -ls
 
@@ -170,6 +184,8 @@
     CCM_CONFIG_DIR: "/home/cassandra/config"
     CASSANDRA_HOME: "/home/cassandra"
     PATH: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/ant/bin
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 5
 
 #- name: Add nodes to the Cassandra cluster
 #  ansible.builtin.shell: "sudo -E -u cassandra bash -c \"{{ ccm_cmd }} populate -n {{ cassandra_nodes }}\""