diff --git a/.changeset/fn-7224-retry-clears-workflow-pins.md b/.changeset/fn-7224-retry-clears-workflow-pins.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8c6278522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-7224-retry-clears-workflow-pins.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Make dashboard retry clear stale workflow step pins before re-execution.
+category: fix
+dev: Clears persisted workflow step instances on manual execution retry so parse-steps can repin the current plan.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/routes-tasks-ops.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/routes-tasks-ops.test.ts
index 1d14f739eb..93c76052a0 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/routes-tasks-ops.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/routes-tasks-ops.test.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ function createMockStore(overrides: Partial<TaskStore> = {}): TaskStore {
     getWorkflowStep: vi.fn(),
     updateWorkflowStep: vi.fn(),
     deleteWorkflowStep: vi.fn(),
+    clearWorkflowRunStepInstances: vi.fn(),
     getMissionStore: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
       listMissions: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
       createMission: vi.fn(),
@@ -808,6 +809,7 @@ describe("POST /tasks/:id/retry", () => {
       baseCommitSha: null,
       ...buildManualRetryResetPatch({ resetMergeRetries: true }),
     });
+    expect(store.clearWorkflowRunStepInstances).toHaveBeenCalledWith("KB-001");
     expect(store.moveTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith("KB-001", "todo");
   });
 
@@ -896,6 +898,7 @@ describe("POST /tasks/:id/retry", () => {
       error: null,
       ...buildManualRetryResetPatch(),
     });
+    expect(store.clearWorkflowRunStepInstances).toHaveBeenCalledWith("KB-001");
     expect(store.moveTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith("KB-001", "todo", { preserveProgress: true });
     expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       "KB-001",
@@ -927,6 +930,7 @@ describe("POST /tasks/:id/retry", () => {
       error: null,
       ...buildManualRetryResetPatch(),
     });
+    expect(store.clearWorkflowRunStepInstances).toHaveBeenCalledWith("KB-001");
     expect(store.moveTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith("KB-001", "todo", { preserveProgress: true });
     expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       "KB-001",
@@ -963,6 +967,7 @@ describe("POST /tasks/:id/retry", () => {
       error: null,
       ...buildManualRetryResetPatch(),
     });
+    expect(store.clearWorkflowRunStepInstances).toHaveBeenCalledWith("KB-001");
     expect(store.moveTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith("KB-001", "todo", { preserveProgress: true });
     expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       "KB-001",
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-task-workflow-routes.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-task-workflow-routes.ts
index bc59972961..fb762a7a5d 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-task-workflow-routes.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-task-workflow-routes.ts
@@ -1683,6 +1683,11 @@ export function registerTaskWorkflowRoutes(ctx: ApiRoutesContext, deps: TaskWork
       // and merge failures (all steps done).
       if (isInReviewRetry) {
         if (isExecutionFailureInReview) {
+          /*
+          FNXC:WorkflowRetry 2026-06-29-02:18:
+          Dashboard retry for an in-review execution failure re-enters the workflow graph from parse/execution, so it must clear persisted foreach step-instance pins. Otherwise a stale pin from the failed run makes the retry hit the same parse pin-mismatch immediately.
+          */
+          clearRebuiltSpecWorkflowPins(scopedStore, req.params.id);
           await scopedStore.updateTask(req.params.id, {
             status: null,
             error: null,
@@ -1734,6 +1739,12 @@ export function registerTaskWorkflowRoutes(ctx: ApiRoutesContext, deps: TaskWork
         return;
       }
 
+      /*
+      FNXC:WorkflowRetry 2026-06-29-02:18:
+      Non-planning manual retry is also a fresh execution boundary. Clear graph step-instance rows before moving back to todo so parse-steps can repin the current PROMPT.md instead of inheriting failed foreach state.
+      */
+      clearRebuiltSpecWorkflowPins(scopedStore, req.params.id);
+
       // Reset steps if the branch has no unique commits (work was lost with worktree)
       const completedSteps = task.steps.filter(
         (s: { status: string }) => s.status === "done" || s.status === "in-progress",