diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index be852271..d506eb0d 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -651,19 +651,72 @@ pipeline {
         }
       }
     }
-    stage('Checkout SCM') {
+    stage('Workaround Git #27287') {
       when {
         expression {
           return (
             currentBuild.result == null
             || currentBuild.result == hudson.model.Result.SUCCESS
             || currentBuild.result == hudson.model.Result.UNSTABLE
-          )
+          ) && projectDir != '.' && fileExists('.gitmodules')
         }
       }
       steps {
         // See https://www.jenkins.io/doc/pipeline/steps/workflow-scm-step/#checkout-check-out-from-version-control
         // See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43293334/sparsecheckout-in-jenkinsfile-pipeline
+        /*
+         * Git version 2.34.1 is failing when fetching without submodules, which is our most common usage.
+         * It fails only on the first fetch, then succeeds on subsequent fetches.
+         * This issue is expected to be resolved in 2.35.1.
+         *
+         * To workaround this issue, we are allowing to retry the Git fetch by catching the first failure.
+         *
+         * See https://github.com/git/git/commit/c977ff440735e2ddc2ef18b18ae9a653bb8650fe
+         * See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27287
+         *
+         * TODO: Remove once on Git >= 2.35.1
+         */
+        catchError(message: 'Git 2.34.1 first fetch fails when not fetching submodules, will retry', buildResult: 'SUCCESS', stageResult: 'UNSTABLE') {
+          checkout scm: [$class: 'GitSCM',
+            userRemoteConfigs: [[
+              url: scmUrl,
+              refspec: "+refs/heads/$scmBranch:refs/remotes/origin/$scmBranch"
+            ]],
+            branches: [[name: "refs/heads/$scmBranch"]],
+            browser: scmBrowser,
+            extensions: [
+              // CleanCheckout was too aggressive and removed the workspace .m2 folder, added "sh" steps below
+              // [$class: 'CleanCheckout'],
+              [$class: 'CloneOption',
+                // See https://issues.jenkins.io/browse/JENKINS-45586
+                shallow: true,
+                depth: 20,
+                honorRefspec: true
+              ],
+              [$class: 'SparseCheckoutPaths',
+                sparseCheckoutPaths: sparseCheckoutPaths
+              ],
+              [$class: 'SubmoduleOption',
+                disableSubmodules: disableSubmodules,
+                shallow: true,
+                depth: 20
+              ]
+            ]
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Checkout SCM') {
+      when {
+        expression {
+          return (
+            currentBuild.result == null
+            || currentBuild.result == hudson.model.Result.SUCCESS
+            || currentBuild.result == hudson.model.Result.UNSTABLE
+          )
+        }
+      }
+      steps {
         checkout scm: [$class: 'GitSCM',
           userRemoteConfigs: [[
             url: scmUrl,
diff --git a/book/Jenkinsfile b/book/Jenkinsfile
index a3d3814f..8758326d 100644
--- a/book/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/book/Jenkinsfile
@@ -622,19 +622,72 @@ pipeline {
         }
       }
     }
-    stage('Checkout SCM') {
+    stage('Workaround Git #27287') {
       when {
         expression {
           return (
             currentBuild.result == null
             || currentBuild.result == hudson.model.Result.SUCCESS
             || currentBuild.result == hudson.model.Result.UNSTABLE
-          )
+          ) && projectDir != '.' && fileExists('.gitmodules')
         }
       }
       steps {
         // See https://www.jenkins.io/doc/pipeline/steps/workflow-scm-step/#checkout-check-out-from-version-control
         // See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43293334/sparsecheckout-in-jenkinsfile-pipeline
+        /*
+         * Git version 2.34.1 is failing when fetching without submodules, which is our most common usage.
+         * It fails only on the first fetch, then succeeds on subsequent fetches.
+         * This issue is expected to be resolved in 2.35.1.
+         *
+         * To workaround this issue, we are allowing to retry the Git fetch by catching the first failure.
+         *
+         * See https://github.com/git/git/commit/c977ff440735e2ddc2ef18b18ae9a653bb8650fe
+         * See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/27287
+         *
+         * TODO: Remove once on Git >= 2.35.1
+         */
+        catchError(message: 'Git 2.34.1 first fetch fails when not fetching submodules, will retry', buildResult: 'SUCCESS', stageResult: 'UNSTABLE') {
+          checkout scm: [$class: 'GitSCM',
+            userRemoteConfigs: [[
+              url: scmUrl,
+              refspec: "+refs/heads/$scmBranch:refs/remotes/origin/$scmBranch"
+            ]],
+            branches: [[name: "refs/heads/$scmBranch"]],
+            browser: scmBrowser,
+            extensions: [
+              // CleanCheckout was too aggressive and removed the workspace .m2 folder, added "sh" steps below
+              // [$class: 'CleanCheckout'],
+              [$class: 'CloneOption',
+                // See https://issues.jenkins.io/browse/JENKINS-45586
+                shallow: true,
+                depth: 20,
+                honorRefspec: true
+              ],
+              [$class: 'SparseCheckoutPaths',
+                sparseCheckoutPaths: sparseCheckoutPaths
+              ],
+              [$class: 'SubmoduleOption',
+                disableSubmodules: disableSubmodules,
+                shallow: true,
+                depth: 20
+              ]
+            ]
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Checkout SCM') {
+      when {
+        expression {
+          return (
+            currentBuild.result == null
+            || currentBuild.result == hudson.model.Result.SUCCESS
+            || currentBuild.result == hudson.model.Result.UNSTABLE
+          )
+        }
+      }
+      steps {
         checkout scm: [$class: 'GitSCM',
           userRemoteConfigs: [[
             url: scmUrl,