diff --git a/.github/workflows/terratest.yml b/.github/workflows/terratest.yml
index ecbdc1f..3597d83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/terratest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/terratest.yml
@@ -25,30 +25,45 @@ env:
   TF_VAR_google_credentials: ${{ secrets.TERRATEST_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS }}
   TF_VAR_shared_vpc_host_google_credentials: ${{ secrets.TERRATEST_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS }}
   TF_VAR_google_region: ${{ secrets.TERRATEST_GOOGLE_REGION }}
+
 jobs:
   terratest:
-    name: terratest
+    name: Terratest
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     steps:
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4  # Updated to latest version
         with:
           submodules: true
-      - name: Set up Go (1.17)
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+
+      - name: Cache Go modules
+        uses: actions/cache@v3  # Use caching to speed up Go modules installation
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cache/go-build
+            ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-go-
+
+      - name: Set up Go (1.21)
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4  # Updated to latest version
         with:
-          go-version: 1.17
-        id: go
+          go-version: 1.21
+
       - name: Login to Google Cloud
-        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v0
+        uses: google-github-actions/auth@v2  # Updated to latest version
         with:
           credentials_json: ${{ env.TERRATEST_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS }}
 
       - name: Set Google Cloud project
-        run: gcloud config set project $GOOGLE_PROJECT
-      - name: Run terratest
+        run: gcloud config set project ${{ env.GOOGLE_PROJECT }}
+
+      - name: Run Terratest
         run: |
           make tests
+
       - name: Release
         uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v3
         env:
@@ -58,3 +73,7 @@ jobs:
             @semantic-release/git@10.0.1
             @semantic-release/exec@6.0.3
             @semantic-release/changelog@6.0.1
+
+      - name: Clear GCloud Config
+        if: always()
+        run: gcloud config unset project
diff --git a/test/gcp_sql_test.go b/test/gcp_sql_test.go
index 02a76a8..922c20d 100644
--- a/test/gcp_sql_test.go
+++ b/test/gcp_sql_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,38 @@
 package test
 
 import (
+	_ "errors"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest/modules/terraform"
 	test_structure "github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest/modules/test-structure"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+const (
+	maxRetries    = 3
+	retryInterval = 10 * time.Second
+)
+
+// retryTerraformDestroy attempts to destroy the Terraform configuration with retries.
+func retryTerraformDestroy(t *testing.T, terraformOptions *terraform.Options) error {
+	var err error
+	for i := 0; i < maxRetries; i++ {
+		// Run terraform.DestroyE and check for nil indicating success
+		_, err := terraform.DestroyE(t, terraformOptions)
+		if err == nil {
+			return nil // Success, no error
+		}
+		t.Logf("Retry %d/%d: Terraform destroy failed with error: %v", i+1, maxRetries, err)
+
+		// Wait before retrying
+		time.Sleep(retryInterval)
+	}
+	return err // Return the last error encountered
+}
+
 func TestTerraformCreateGCPSQL(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -17,14 +41,21 @@ func TestTerraformCreateGCPSQL(t *testing.T) {
 
 		testDirectory := test_structure.CopyTerraformFolderToTemp(t, "..", "examples/mysql_instance_with_read_replica")
 
-		// retryable errors in terraform testing.
 		terraformOptions := terraform.WithDefaultRetryableErrors(t, &terraform.Options{
 			TerraformDir: testDirectory,
 		})
 
-		defer terraform.Destroy(t, terraformOptions)
+		// Use retryTerraformDestroy to ensure destruction with retries
+		defer func() {
+			err := retryTerraformDestroy(t, terraformOptions)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to destroy resources: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
 
-		terraform.InitAndApply(t, terraformOptions)
+		// Apply without retries
+		_, err := terraform.InitAndApplyE(t, terraformOptions)
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "Terraform apply failed")
 
 		var output string
 
@@ -75,14 +106,21 @@ func TestTerraformCreateGCPSQL(t *testing.T) {
 
 		testDirectory := test_structure.CopyTerraformFolderToTemp(t, "..", "examples/postgres_instance_with_read_replica")
 
-		// retryable errors in terraform testing.
 		terraformOptions := terraform.WithDefaultRetryableErrors(t, &terraform.Options{
 			TerraformDir: testDirectory,
 		})
 
-		defer terraform.Destroy(t, terraformOptions)
-
-		terraform.InitAndApply(t, terraformOptions)
+		// Use retryTerraformDestroy to ensure destruction with retries
+		defer func() {
+			err := retryTerraformDestroy(t, terraformOptions)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to destroy resources: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
+
+		// Apply without retries
+		_, err := terraform.InitAndApplyE(t, terraformOptions)
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "Terraform apply failed")
 
 		var output string