diff --git a/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/lib/exporting-log-group.ts b/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/lib/exporting-log-group.ts
index e3e3e1c24..684f15bfc 100644
--- a/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/lib/exporting-log-group.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/lib/exporting-log-group.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   Code,
   Runtime,
   SingletonFunction,
+  CfnFunction,
 } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
 import {
   ILogGroup,
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   LogRetention,
   RetentionDays,
 } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-logs';
+import { Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 
 /**
@@ -111,10 +113,24 @@ export class ExportingLogGroup extends Construct {
       threshold: 1,
     });
 
+    // Define log retention retry options to reduce the risk of the rate exceed error
+    // as the default create log group TPS is only 5. Make sure to set the timeout of log retention function
+    // to be greater than total retry time. That's because if the function that is used for a custom resource
+    // doesn't exit properly, it'd end up in retries and may take cloud formation an hour to realize that
+    // the custom resource failed.
     const logRetention = new LogRetention(this, 'LogRetention', {
       logGroupName: props.logGroupName,
       retention: retentionInDays,
+      logRetentionRetryOptions: {
+        base: Duration.millis(200),
+        maxRetries: 7,
+      },
     });
+    // referenced from cdk code: https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.33.0/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-logs/lib/log-retention.ts#L116
+    const logRetentionFunctionConstructId = 'LogRetentionaae0aa3c5b4d4f87b02d85b201efdd8a';
+    const logRetentionFunction = Stack.of(this).node.findChild(logRetentionFunctionConstructId);
+    const cfnFunction = logRetentionFunction.node.defaultChild as CfnFunction;
+    cfnFunction.addPropertyOverride('Timeout', 30);
 
     this.logGroup = LogGroup.fromLogGroupArn(scope, `${props.logGroupName}LogGroup`, logRetention.logGroupArn);
     this.logGroup.grant(exportLogsFunction, 'logs:CreateExportTask');
diff --git a/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/lib/log-group-factory.ts b/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/lib/log-group-factory.ts
index 1d0c418ee..b44324819 100644
--- a/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/lib/log-group-factory.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/lib/log-group-factory.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+import { Duration, Stack } from 'aws-cdk-lib';
+import { CfnFunction } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-lambda';
 import {
   ILogGroup,
   LogGroup,
@@ -52,7 +54,12 @@ export class LogGroupFactory {
     const fullLogGroupName = props?.logGroupPrefix ? `${props.logGroupPrefix}${logGroupName}` : logGroupName;
     const retention = props?.retention ? props.retention : LogGroupFactory.DEFAULT_LOG_RETENTION;
 
-    return props?.bucketName
+    // Define log retention retry options to reduce the risk of the rate exceed error
+    // as the default create log group TPS is only 5. Make sure to set the timeout of log retention function
+    // to be greater than total retry time. That's because if the function that is used for a custom resource
+    // doesn't exit properly, it'd end up in retries and may take cloud formation an hour to realize that
+    // the custom resource failed.
+    const logGroup = props?.bucketName
       ? new ExportingLogGroup(scope, logWrapperId, {
         bucketName: props.bucketName,
         logGroupName: fullLogGroupName,
@@ -64,7 +71,18 @@ export class LogGroupFactory {
         new LogRetention(scope, logWrapperId, {
           logGroupName: fullLogGroupName,
           retention,
+          logRetentionRetryOptions: {
+            base: Duration.millis(200),
+            maxRetries: 7,
+          },
         }).logGroupArn);
+    // referenced from cdk code: https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.33.0/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-logs/lib/log-retention.ts#L116
+    const logRetentionFunctionConstructId = 'LogRetentionaae0aa3c5b4d4f87b02d85b201efdd8a';
+    const logRetentionFunction = Stack.of(scope).node.findChild(logRetentionFunctionConstructId);
+    const cfnFunction = logRetentionFunction.node.defaultChild as CfnFunction;
+    cfnFunction.addPropertyOverride('Timeout', 30);
+
+    return logGroup;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/test/exporting-log-group.test.ts b/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/test/exporting-log-group.test.ts
index 58add28d8..bdf86f4ac 100644
--- a/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/test/exporting-log-group.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/test/exporting-log-group.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ test('default exporting log group is created correctly', () => {
       ],
     },
     LogGroupName: 'logGroup',
+    SdkRetry: {
+      maxRetries: 7,
+      base: 200,
+    },
     RetentionInDays: 3,
   });
   Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::IAM::Policy', {
@@ -147,6 +151,10 @@ test('custom set retention is created correctly', () => {
       ],
     },
     LogGroupName: 'logGroup',
+    SdkRetry: {
+      maxRetries: 7,
+      base: 200,
+    },
     RetentionInDays: 7,
   });
   Template.fromStack(stack).resourceCountIs('AWS::Lambda::Function', 2);
diff --git a/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/test/log-group-factory.test.ts b/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/test/log-group-factory.test.ts
index 97e1c1570..023c56859 100644
--- a/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/test/log-group-factory.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-rfdk/lib/core/test/log-group-factory.test.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,24 @@ describe('log group', () => {
     // THEN
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('Custom::LogRetention', {
       LogGroupName: 'testLogGroup',
+      SdkRetry: {
+        maxRetries: 7,
+        base: 200,
+      },
       RetentionInDays: 3,
     });
+
+    expect(Object.keys(Template.fromStack(stack).findResources('AWS::Lambda::Function', {
+      Properties: {
+        Role: {
+          'Fn::GetAtt': [
+            'LogRetentionaae0aa3c5b4d4f87b02d85b201efdd8aServiceRole9741ECFB',
+            'Arn',
+          ],
+        },
+        Timeout: 30,
+      },
+    })).length).toEqual(1);
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Lambda::Function',  Match.not({
       Role: {
         'Fn::GetAtt': [
@@ -44,8 +60,25 @@ describe('log group', () => {
     // THEN
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('Custom::LogRetention', {
       LogGroupName: 'prefix-testLogGroup',
+      SdkRetry: {
+        maxRetries: 7,
+        base: 200,
+      },
       RetentionInDays: 3,
     });
+
+    expect(Object.keys(Template.fromStack(stack).findResources('AWS::Lambda::Function', {
+      Properties: {
+        Role: {
+          'Fn::GetAtt': [
+            'LogRetentionaae0aa3c5b4d4f87b02d85b201efdd8aServiceRole9741ECFB',
+            'Arn',
+          ],
+        },
+        Timeout: 30,
+      },
+    })).length).toEqual(1);
+
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Lambda::Function',  Match.not({
       Role: {
         'Fn::GetAtt': [
@@ -67,8 +100,25 @@ describe('log group', () => {
     // THEN
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('Custom::LogRetention', {
       LogGroupName: 'testLogGroup',
+      SdkRetry: {
+        maxRetries: 7,
+        base: 200,
+      },
       RetentionInDays: 7,
     });
+
+    expect(Object.keys(Template.fromStack(stack).findResources('AWS::Lambda::Function', {
+      Properties: {
+        Role: {
+          'Fn::GetAtt': [
+            'LogRetentionaae0aa3c5b4d4f87b02d85b201efdd8aServiceRole9741ECFB',
+            'Arn',
+          ],
+        },
+        Timeout: 30,
+      },
+    })).length).toEqual(1);
+
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Lambda::Function',  Match.not({
       Role: {
         'Fn::GetAtt': [
@@ -92,9 +142,25 @@ describe('exporting log group', () => {
     // THEN
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('Custom::LogRetention', {
       LogGroupName: 'testLogGroup',
+      SdkRetry: {
+        maxRetries: 7,
+        base: 200,
+      },
       RetentionInDays: 3,
     });
 
+    expect(Object.keys(Template.fromStack(stack).findResources('AWS::Lambda::Function', {
+      Properties: {
+        Role: {
+          'Fn::GetAtt': [
+            'LogRetentionaae0aa3c5b4d4f87b02d85b201efdd8aServiceRole9741ECFB',
+            'Arn',
+          ],
+        },
+        Timeout: 30,
+      },
+    })).length).toEqual(1);
+
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Lambda::Function',  {
       Role: {
         'Fn::GetAtt': [
@@ -124,9 +190,25 @@ describe('exporting log group', () => {
     // THEN
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('Custom::LogRetention', {
       LogGroupName: 'prefix-testLogGroup',
+      SdkRetry: {
+        maxRetries: 7,
+        base: 200,
+      },
       RetentionInDays: 3,
     });
 
+    expect(Object.keys(Template.fromStack(stack).findResources('AWS::Lambda::Function', {
+      Properties: {
+        Role: {
+          'Fn::GetAtt': [
+            'LogRetentionaae0aa3c5b4d4f87b02d85b201efdd8aServiceRole9741ECFB',
+            'Arn',
+          ],
+        },
+        Timeout: 30,
+      },
+    })).length).toEqual(1);
+
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Lambda::Function',  {
       Role: {
         'Fn::GetAtt': [
@@ -157,9 +239,25 @@ describe('exporting log group', () => {
     // THEN
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('Custom::LogRetention', {
       LogGroupName: 'testLogGroup',
+      SdkRetry: {
+        maxRetries: 7,
+        base: 200,
+      },
       RetentionInDays: 7,
     });
 
+    expect(Object.keys(Template.fromStack(stack).findResources('AWS::Lambda::Function', {
+      Properties: {
+        Role: {
+          'Fn::GetAtt': [
+            'LogRetentionaae0aa3c5b4d4f87b02d85b201efdd8aServiceRole9741ECFB',
+            'Arn',
+          ],
+        },
+        Timeout: 30,
+      },
+    })).length).toEqual(1);
+
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::Lambda::Function',  {
       Role: {
         'Fn::GetAtt': [