diff --git a/doc/changes/DM-44668.misc.rst b/doc/changes/DM-44668.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..269c103f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/DM-44668.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update retryUnlessExit to allow multiple exit codes and add to documentation.
diff --git a/doc/lsst.ctrl.bps/quickstart.rst b/doc/lsst.ctrl.bps/quickstart.rst
index 5b11979f..249be7ca 100644
--- a/doc/lsst.ctrl.bps/quickstart.rst
+++ b/doc/lsst.ctrl.bps/quickstart.rst
@@ -468,10 +468,23 @@ Supported settings
 
     See :ref:`automatic-memory-scaling` for further information and examples.
 
+.. _bps_number_of_retries:
+
 **numberOfRetries**, optional
     The maximum number of retries allowed for a job (must be non-negative).
     The default value is ``None`` meaning that the job will be run only once.
 
+.. _bps_retry_unless_exit:
+
+**retryUnlessExit**, optional
+    Non-zero exit code(s) for which a job should not be retried when
+    ``numberOfRetries`` is set.  The biggest use case is to allow jobs
+    exceeding requested memory to be automatically retried, but not jobs
+    failing due to science issue.  In the submit yaml, it can be written as a
+    single integer (e.g., ``retryUnlessExit: 1``) or as a list of integers
+    (e.g., ``retryUnlessExit: [1,2]``)  To disable it, set it to None (e.g.,
+    ``retryUnlessExit: null``)
+
 **memoryMultiplier**, optional
     A positive number greater than 1.0 controlling how fast memory increases
     between consecutive runs for jobs which failed due to insufficient memory.
@@ -1237,6 +1250,34 @@ Check using ``bps report --id ID``.
 
 If that's the case, the jobs can often be edited and released in a plugin-specific way.
 
+.. _bps_job_running_again:
+
+Why is my job running again?
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+By default, bps will ask the WMS to retry jobs :ref:`numberOfRetries <bps_number_of_retries>` times
+except if the job exits with an exit code in :ref:`retryUnlessExit <bps_retry_unless_exit>`.
+See the ``*_config.yaml`` file in the submit directory for the default values.  If there is an exit code
+that should be added to the default value, create a JIRA ticket requesting the change.
+
+.. _bps_why_not_retrying_job:
+
+Why isn't the WMS retrying my job that failed?
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+By default, bps will ask the WMS to retry jobs :ref:`numberOfRetries <bps_number_of_retries>` times
+except if the job exits with an exit code in :ref:`retryUnlessExit <bps_retry_unless_exit>`.
+
+Either:
+* the WMS doesn't support retrying jobs at all.  Check WMS-specific documentation.
+
+* numberOfRetries is 0 (or None).  See the ``*_config.yaml`` file in the submit
+  directory for the value.  This value can be overridden in the submit yaml.
+
+* the job that failed exited with an exit code that the WMS was told not to retry.
+  See the ``*_config.yaml`` file in the submit directory for the value.  This value
+  can be overridden in the submit yaml.
+
 .. _bps-appendix-a:
 
 Appendix A
diff --git a/python/lsst/ctrl/bps/generic_workflow.py b/python/lsst/ctrl/bps/generic_workflow.py
index 7cff5f2b..7423bb89 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ctrl/bps/generic_workflow.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ctrl/bps/generic_workflow.py
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ class GenericWorkflowJob:
     """Number of times to automatically retry a failed job.
     """
 
-    retry_unless_exit: int | None = None
-    """Exit code for job that means to not automatically retry.
+    retry_unless_exit: int | list[int] | None = None
+    """Exit code(s) for job that means to not automatically retry.
     """
 
     abort_on_value: int | None = None