diff --git a/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 62eb68b4ec2e..416a8b238d77 100644
--- a/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 <!-- See the ../guides/writing-the-cypress-changelog.md for details on writing the changelog. -->
-## 12.7.1
+## 12.8.0
 
 _Released 03/14/2023 (PENDING)_
 
+**Features:**
+
+- It is now possible to control the number of connection attempts to the browser using the CYPRESS_CONNECT_RETRY_THRESHOLD Environment Variable. Learn more [here](https://docs.cypress.io/guides/references/advanced-installation#Environment-variables). Addressed in [#25848](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/25848).
+
 **Dependency Updates:**
 
 - Upgraded [`mocha-junit-reporter`](https://github.com/michaelleeallen/mocha-junit-reporter) from `2.1.0` to `2.2.0` to be able to use [new placeholders](https://github.com/michaelleeallen/mocha-junit-reporter/pull/163) such as `[suiteFilename]` or `[suiteName]` when defining the test report name. Addressed in [#25922](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/25922).
diff --git a/packages/errors/src/errors.ts b/packages/errors/src/errors.ts
index 91d724bab67f..08c0166f190a 100644
--- a/packages/errors/src/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/errors/src/errors.ts
@@ -1063,8 +1063,8 @@ export const AllCypressErrors = {
 
         ${fmt.stackTrace(arg1)}`
   },
-  CDP_RETRYING_CONNECTION: (attempt: string | number, browserName: string) => {
-    return errTemplate`Still waiting to connect to ${fmt.off(_.capitalize(browserName))}, retrying in 1 second ${fmt.meta(`(attempt ${attempt}/62)`)}`
+  CDP_RETRYING_CONNECTION: (attempt: string | number, browserName: string, connectRetryThreshold: number) => {
+    return errTemplate`Still waiting to connect to ${fmt.off(_.capitalize(browserName))}, retrying in 1 second ${fmt.meta(`(attempt ${attempt}/${connectRetryThreshold})`)}`
   },
   UNEXPECTED_BEFORE_BROWSER_LAUNCH_PROPERTIES: (arg1: string[], arg2: string[]) => {
     return errTemplate`\
diff --git a/packages/errors/test/unit/visualSnapshotErrors_spec.ts b/packages/errors/test/unit/visualSnapshotErrors_spec.ts
index 2f078cfba3fa..829f2ee8cb58 100644
--- a/packages/errors/test/unit/visualSnapshotErrors_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/errors/test/unit/visualSnapshotErrors_spec.ts
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ describe('visual error templates', () => {
     },
     CDP_RETRYING_CONNECTION: () => {
       return {
-        default: [1, 'chrome'],
+        default: [1, 'chrome', 62],
       }
     },
     UNEXPECTED_BEFORE_BROWSER_LAUNCH_PROPERTIES: () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/browsers/firefox-util.ts b/packages/server/lib/browsers/firefox-util.ts
index 934a75d94bc8..c1b83a99e049 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/browsers/firefox-util.ts
+++ b/packages/server/lib/browsers/firefox-util.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const getTabId = (tab) => {
 }
 
 const getDelayMsForRetry = (i) => {
+  let maxRetries = Number.parseInt(process.env.CYPRESS_CONNECT_RETRY_THRESHOLD ? process.env.CYPRESS_CONNECT_RETRY_THRESHOLD : '62')
+
   if (i < 10) {
     return 100
   }
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ const getDelayMsForRetry = (i) => {
     return 500
   }
 
-  if (i < 63) {
+  if (i <= maxRetries) {
     return 1000
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/lib/browsers/protocol.ts b/packages/server/lib/browsers/protocol.ts
index 837fb03ec57f..179f306b423e 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/browsers/protocol.ts
+++ b/packages/server/lib/browsers/protocol.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import utils from './utils'
 const errors = require('../errors')
 
 export function _getDelayMsForRetry (i, browserName) {
+  let maxRetries = Number.parseInt(process.env.CYPRESS_CONNECT_RETRY_THRESHOLD ? process.env.CYPRESS_CONNECT_RETRY_THRESHOLD : '62')
+
   if (i < 10) {
     return 100
   }
@@ -13,8 +15,8 @@ export function _getDelayMsForRetry (i, browserName) {
     return 500
   }
 
-  if (i < 63) { // after 5 seconds, begin logging and retrying
-    errors.warning('CDP_RETRYING_CONNECTION', i, browserName)
+  if (i <= maxRetries) { // after 5 seconds, begin logging and retrying
+    errors.warning('CDP_RETRYING_CONNECTION', i, browserName, maxRetries)
 
     return 1000
   }