diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/lib/tasks/reassignnpmtags.js b/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/lib/tasks/reassignnpmtags.js
index 59a0129fd..d21db461e 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/lib/tasks/reassignnpmtags.js
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/lib/tasks/reassignnpmtags.js
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@
 const chalk = require( 'chalk' );
 const columns = require( 'cli-columns' );
 const { tools } = require( '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-dev-utils' );
+const util = require( 'util' );
+const exec = util.promisify( require( 'child_process' ).exec );
 const assertNpmAuthorization = require( '../utils/assertnpmauthorization' );
 
 /**
  * Used to switch the tags from `staging` to `latest` for specified array of packages.
+ * Each operation will be retried up to 3 times in case of failure.
  *
  * @param {Object} options
  * @param {String} options.npmOwner User that is authorized to release packages.
@@ -33,30 +36,29 @@ module.exports = async function reassignNpmTags( { npmOwner, version, packages }
 	const counter = tools.createSpinner( 'Reassigning npm tags...', { total: packages.length } );
 	counter.start();
 
-	for ( const packageName of packages ) {
-		const latestVersion = await exec( `npm show ${ packageName }@latest version` )
-			.then( version => version.trim() )
-			.catch( error => {
-				errors.push( trimErrorMessage( error.message ) );
-			} );
-
-		if ( latestVersion === version ) {
-			packagesSkipped.push( packageName );
-
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		await exec( `npm dist-tag add ${ packageName }@${ version } latest` )
-			.then( () => {
-				packagesUpdated.push( packageName );
+	const updateTagPromises = packages.map( async packageName => {
+		const updateLatestTagRetryable = retry( () => exec( `npm dist-tag add ${ packageName }@${ version } latest` ) );
+		await updateLatestTagRetryable()
+			.then( response => {
+				if ( response.stdout ) {
+					packagesUpdated.push( packageName );
+				} else if ( response.stderr ) {
+					throw new Error( response.stderr );
+				}
 			} )
 			.catch( error => {
-				errors.push( trimErrorMessage( error.message ) );
+				if ( error.message.includes( 'is already set to version' ) ) {
+					packagesSkipped.push( packageName );
+				} else {
+					errors.push( trimErrorMessage( error.message ) );
+				}
 			} )
 			.finally( () => {
 				counter.increase();
 			} );
-	}
+	} );
+
+	await Promise.allSettled( updateTagPromises );
 
 	counter.finish();
 
@@ -85,9 +87,24 @@ function trimErrorMessage( message ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {String} command
- * @returns {Promise.<String>}
+ * @param {Function} callback
+ * @param {Number} times
+ * @returns {RetryCallback}
  */
-async function exec( command ) {
-	return tools.shExec( command, { verbosity: 'silent', async: true } );
+function retry( callback, times = 3 ) {
+	return ( ...args ) => Promise.resolve()
+		.then( () => callback( ...args ) )
+		.catch( err => {
+			if ( times > 0 ) {
+				return retry( callback, times - 1 )( ...args );
+			}
+
+			throw err;
+		} );
 }
+
+/**
+ * @callback RetryCallback
+ * @param {...*} args
+ * @returns {Promise}
+ */
diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/tests/tasks/reassignnpmtags.js b/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/tests/tasks/reassignnpmtags.js
index ed60506da..a227936a7 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/tests/tasks/reassignnpmtags.js
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/tests/tasks/reassignnpmtags.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ describe( 'reassignNpmTags()', () => {
 
 		stubs = {
 			tools: {
-				shExec: sinon.stub(),
 				createSpinner: sinon.stub().callsFake( () => {
 					return stubs.spinner;
 				} )
@@ -43,15 +42,18 @@ describe( 'reassignNpmTags()', () => {
 			columns: sinon.stub(),
 			console: {
 				log: sinon.stub( console, 'log' )
-			}
+			},
+			util: {
+				promisify: sinon.stub().callsFake( () => stubs.exec )
+			},
+			exec: sinon.stub()
 		};
 
-		stubs.tools.shExec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm show' ) ).resolves( '1.0.0' );
-
 		mockery.registerMock( '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-dev-utils', { tools: stubs.tools } );
 		mockery.registerMock( '../utils/assertnpmauthorization', stubs.assertNpmAuthorization );
 		mockery.registerMock( 'cli-columns', stubs.columns );
 		mockery.registerMock( 'chalk', stubs.chalk );
+		mockery.registerMock( 'util', stubs.util );
 
 		reassignNpmTags = require( '../../lib/tasks/reassignnpmtags' );
 	} );
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ describe( 'reassignNpmTags()', () => {
 
 	it( 'should throw an error when assertNpmAuthorization throws error', async () => {
 		stubs.assertNpmAuthorization.throws( new Error( 'User not logged in error' ) );
-		const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.tools.shExec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
+		const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.exec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
 
 		try {
 			await reassignNpmTags( { npmOwner: 'correct-npm-user', version: '1.0.1', packages: [ 'package1' ] } );
@@ -76,25 +78,18 @@ describe( 'reassignNpmTags()', () => {
 		expect( npmDistTagAdd.callCount ).to.equal( 0 );
 	} );
 
-	it( 'should still try to update tags when can not obtain package version from npm', async () => {
-		stubs.tools.shExec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm show' ) ).throws( new Error( 'Can not obtain package version.' ) );
-		const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.tools.shExec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
-
-		await reassignNpmTags( { npmOwner: 'authorized-user', version: '1.0.1', packages: [ 'package1', 'package2' ] } );
-
-		expect( npmDistTagAdd.callCount ).to.equal( 2 );
-	} );
-
 	it( 'should skip updating tags when provided version matches existing version for tag latest', async () => {
-		const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.tools.shExec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
+		stubs.columns.returns( 'package1 | package2' );
+		stubs.exec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) ).throws( new Error( 'is already set to version' ) );
 
 		await reassignNpmTags( { npmOwner: 'authorized-user', version: '1.0.0', packages: [ 'package1', 'package2' ] } );
 
-		expect( npmDistTagAdd.callCount ).to.equal( 0 );
+		expect( stubs.console.log.firstCall.args[ 0 ] ).to.equal( '⬇️ Packages skipped:' );
+		expect( stubs.console.log.secondCall.args[ 0 ] ).to.deep.equal( 'package1 | package2' );
 	} );
 
 	it( 'should update tags when tag latest for provided version does not yet exist', async () => {
-		const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.tools.shExec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
+		const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.exec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) ).resolves( { stdout: '+latest' } );
 
 		await reassignNpmTags( { npmOwner: 'authorized-user', version: '1.0.1', packages: [ 'package1', 'package2' ] } );
 
@@ -103,7 +98,7 @@ describe( 'reassignNpmTags()', () => {
 	} );
 
 	it( 'should continue updating packages even if first package update fails', async () => {
-		const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.tools.shExec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
+		const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.exec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
 		npmDistTagAdd.onFirstCall().throws( new Error( 'Npm error while updating tag.' ) );
 
 		await reassignNpmTags( { npmOwner: 'authorized-user', version: '1.0.1', packages: [ 'package1', 'package2' ] } );
@@ -131,7 +126,7 @@ describe( 'reassignNpmTags()', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'should increase the spinner counter after failure processing a package', async () => {
-			const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.tools.shExec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
+			const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.exec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
 			npmDistTagAdd.onFirstCall().throws( new Error( 'Npm error while updating tag.' ) );
 
 			await reassignNpmTags( { npmOwner: 'authorized-user', version: '1.0.1', packages: [ 'package1' ] } );
@@ -140,7 +135,7 @@ describe( 'reassignNpmTags()', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'should finish the spinner once all packages have been processed', async () => {
-			const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.tools.shExec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
+			const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.exec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
 			npmDistTagAdd.onFirstCall().throws( new Error( 'Npm error while updating tag.' ) );
 
 			await reassignNpmTags( { npmOwner: 'authorized-user', version: '1.0.1', packages: [ 'package1', 'package2' ] } );
@@ -154,6 +149,7 @@ describe( 'reassignNpmTags()', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'should display skipped packages in a column', async () => {
+			stubs.exec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) ).throws( new Error( 'is already set to version' ) );
 			stubs.columns.returns( '1 | 2 | 3' );
 
 			await reassignNpmTags( { npmOwner: 'authorized-user', version: '1.0.0', packages: [ 'package1', 'package2' ] } );
@@ -168,6 +164,7 @@ describe( 'reassignNpmTags()', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'should display processed packages in a column', async () => {
+			stubs.exec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) ).resolves( { stdout: '+latest' } );
 			stubs.columns.returns( '1 | 2 | 3' );
 
 			await reassignNpmTags( { npmOwner: 'authorized-user', version: '1.0.1', packages: [ 'package1', 'package2' ] } );
@@ -182,8 +179,8 @@ describe( 'reassignNpmTags()', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'should display errors found during processing a package', async () => {
-			const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.tools.shExec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
-			npmDistTagAdd.onFirstCall().throws( new Error( 'Npm error while updating tag.' ) );
+			const npmDistTagAdd = stubs.exec.withArgs( sinon.match( 'npm dist-tag add' ) );
+			npmDistTagAdd.throws( new Error( 'Npm error while updating tag.' ) );
 
 			await reassignNpmTags( { npmOwner: 'authorized-user', version: '1.0.1', packages: [ 'package1' ] } );