diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml
index 94b59373d101..aa903a3e0a9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_workflow.yml
@@ -104,8 +104,13 @@ jobs:
           npm uninstall -g yarn
           npm i -g yarn@1.22.10
 
+      # https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/8242#issuecomment-776561223
+      # Increase network timeout for Windows, retry once if bootstrap fails
       - name: Run bootstrap
-        run: yarn osd bootstrap
+        run: | 
+          yarn cache clean
+          yarn config set network-timeout 1000000 -g
+          yarn osd bootstrap || yarn osd bootstrap
 
       - name: Run linter
         id: linter
@@ -214,8 +219,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup chromedriver
         run: node scripts/upgrade_chromedriver.js
 
+      # https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/8242#issuecomment-776561223
+      # Increase network timeout for Windows, retry once if bootstrap fails
       - name: Run bootstrap
-        run: yarn osd bootstrap
+        run: | 
+          yarn cache clean
+          yarn config set network-timeout 1000000 -g
+          yarn osd bootstrap || yarn osd bootstrap
 
       - name: Build plugins
         run: node scripts/build_opensearch_dashboards_platform_plugins --no-examples --workers 10
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7bcedb0b74a4..fd6fc7e999f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - Fixes misleading embaddable plugin error message ([#3043](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/3043))
 - [MD] Update dummy url in tests to follow lychee url allowlist ([#3099](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/3099))
 - Adds config override to fix obsolete theme:version config value of v8 (beta) rendering issue ([#3045](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/3045))
-
+- [CI] Update test workflow to increase network-timeout for yarn for installing dependencies ([#3118](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/3118))
 
 ### 🚞 Infrastructure
 
diff --git a/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md b/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
index 4fe8fc4e368c..af3cce9f61a0 100644
--- a/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
+++ b/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ $ npm i -g yarn
 $ yarn osd bootstrap # This command will also install npm dependencies
 ```
 
+If you experience a network timeout while bootstrapping, you can update the timeout by configuring it in the `.yarnrc`. For example:
+```
+network-timeout 1000000
+```
+
 ### Configure OpenSearch Dashboards
 
 *This step is only mandatory if you have https/authentication enabled, or if you use the OpenSearch Docker image in its default configuration.*