diff --git a/mac/scripts/build_dist.sh b/mac/scripts/build_dist.sh
index 4a62f4ca6..7d002d57e 100755
--- a/mac/scripts/build_dist.sh
+++ b/mac/scripts/build_dist.sh
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ cp "${SRCROOT}/Resources/Audacity-DMG-background.png" "${DMG}/.background"
 ATTACHED=$(hdiutil info | awk "/\/Volumes\/${VOL}/{print \$1}")
 if [ -n "${ATTACHED}" ]
 then
-   #hdiutil detach "${ATTACHED}"
+   hdiutil detach "${ATTACHED}"
 fi
 
 # Create and mount the image
diff --git a/scripts/ci/macos/repeat_hdiutil.sh b/scripts/ci/macos/repeat_hdiutil.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79db88151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/macos/repeat_hdiutil.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+((${BASH_VERSION%%.*} >= 4)) || { echo >&2 "$0: Error: Please upgrade Bash."; exit 1; }
+
+set -uxo pipefail
+
+max_retry=5
+counter=0
+num_secs_await_retry=1
+
+until /usr/bin/hdiutil ""$*"" -debug; do
+   sleep $num_secs_await_retry
+   if [[ $counter -eq $max_retry ]]; then
+        echo "CPack failed despite retry attempts!"
+        exit 1
+   else
+        echo "Trying CPack hdiutil call again. Try #$counter"
+        ((counter++))
+   fi
+done
diff --git a/scripts/ci/package.sh b/scripts/ci/package.sh
index c3d4ed0fe..7eed1a740 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/package.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/package.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ cd build
 if [[ "${OSTYPE}" == msys* && ${GIT_BRANCH} == release* ]]; then # Windows
     cmake --build . --target innosetup --config "${AUDACITY_BUILD_TYPE}"
 else
+    export CPACK_COMMAND_HDIUTIL="./macos/repeat_hdiutil.sh"
     cpack -C "${AUDACITY_BUILD_TYPE}" --verbose
 fi