From 3ed49879c8b138df83e923083b0308eec8c3a704 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Adam Perry @ OpenAI" <anp@openai.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:40:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Reduce R2 release upload concurrency and enable standard
 retries (#46278)

## Why

The release publisher uploads objects in parallel. Serializing transfers within each object avoids additional concurrency that can trigger R2 throttling.

## What changed

Configure the AWS CLI to use the `classic` S3 transfer client with `max_concurrent_requests` set to `1`. Enable `standard` retry mode with a maximum of six attempts for R2 release publishing.

GitOrigin-RevId: a029341e37ea36cfd077d13ff929963e3f697542
---
 .github/workflows/r2-release.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/r2-release.yml b/.github/workflows/r2-release.yml
index 96a07685cf..6a35514cb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r2-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r2-release.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.CODEX_R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           AWS_ENDPOINT_URL: ${{ vars.CODEX_R2_ENDPOINT_URL }}
           AWS_REGION: ${{ vars.CODEX_R2_REGION }}
+          AWS_RETRY_MODE: standard
+          AWS_MAX_ATTEMPTS: "6"
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
           RELEASE_MAKE_LATEST: ${{ inputs.make_latest }}
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_STAGE: ${{ inputs.stage }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+          # The publisher parallelizes objects; serialize parts within each object to avoid R2 throttling.
+          aws configure set default.s3.preferred_transfer_client classic
+          aws configure set default.s3.max_concurrent_requests 1
           python3 .github/scripts/publish_r2_release.py \
             --tag "${RELEASE_TAG}" \
             --make-latest "${RELEASE_MAKE_LATEST}" \