diff --git a/tap_github/repository_streams.py b/tap_github/repository_streams.py
index 1f18b213..f4f31f19 100644
--- a/tap_github/repository_streams.py
+++ b/tap_github/repository_streams.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from dateutil.parser import parse
 from singer_sdk import typing as th  # JSON Schema typing helpers
-from singer_sdk.exceptions import FatalAPIError
+from singer_sdk.exceptions import FatalAPIError, RetriableAPIError
 from singer_sdk.helpers.jsonpath import extract_jsonpath
 
 from tap_github.client import GitHubDiffStream, GitHubGraphqlStream, GitHubRestStream
@@ -3343,6 +3343,19 @@ def http_headers(self) -> dict:
         headers["Accept"] = "application/vnd.github.hawkgirl-preview+json"
         return headers
 
+    def get_records(self, context: Context | None) -> Iterable[dict[str, Any]]:
+        try:
+            yield from super().get_records(context)
+        except RetriableAPIError as e:
+            if "timedout" in str(e):
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "Skipping dependencies for %s/%s due to GitHub API timeout.",
+                    context and context.get("org"),
+                    context and context.get("repo"),
+                )
+            else:
+                raise
+
     def post_process(self, row: dict, context: Context | None = None) -> dict:
         """
         Add a dependency_repo_id top-level field to be used as primary key.