diff --git a/.claude/rules/testing.md b/.claude/rules/testing.md
index 03d646e..f18ae02 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/testing.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/testing.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ path: tests/**
 ## Things That Break
 
 - **Never use `page.goBack()`.** WP Playground crashes. Split into separate tests instead.
-- **No `retries` in playwright config.** Retries mask real failures. Use `retries: 0`.
+- **Retries are CI-only.** `retries: process.env.CI ? 1 : 0`. One CI retry absorbs WP Playground flakes (random 500s, crashes); local runs stay at 0 so real failures surface.
 - **Tests share state within a spec.** Settings persist between tests in the same spec file. Explicitly reset anything a previous test might have changed.
 - **Isolate heavy tests.** Complex tests (WASM compilation, multi-step workflows) should get their own directory with a `blueprint.json` so they run in a fresh Playground instance.
 
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 85ae128..e06dbc2 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const portMap = Object.fromEntries(
 
 export default defineConfig({
 	forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
-	retries: 0,
+	retries: process.env.CI ? 1 : 0,
 	workers: 1,
 	reporter: 'html',
 	use: {
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index e3c855e..8fab9b4 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 === Pattern CSS - The CSS Editor For Blocks ===
 Contributors:      kbat82
 Tags:              block, css, styles, inline, editor
-Tested up to:      7.0
+Tested up to:      7.1
 Stable tag:        1.5.6
 License:           GPL-2.0-or-later
 License URI:       https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html