diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/302_shippable_exit_code.yml b/changelogs/fragments/302_shippable_exit_code.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1dae9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/302_shippable_exit_code.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+trivial:
+- CI tests - fix exit code to address shellckeck test issue (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/301).
diff --git a/tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh b/tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh
index 3a56ac6..14f2e57 100755
--- a/tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh
+++ b/tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function retry
         echo "@* -> ${result}"
     done
     echo "Command '@*' failed 3 times!"
-    exit -1
+    exit 255
 }
 
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