diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index e8be39766..060a94eeb 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ test_task:
   auto_cancellation: "false" # We set this to false to prevent nightly builds from affecting this
   only_if: $CIRRUS_BUILD_SOURCE != "api" && ($CIRRUS_BRANCH == "main" || $CIRRUS_PR != "")
   timeout_in: "15m"
-  skip: "!changesInclude('.cargo/**', '.cirrus.yml', 'sample_configs/**', 'src/**', 'tests/**', 'build.rs', 'Cargo.lock', 'Cargo.toml', 'clippy.toml', 'rustfmt.toml')"
+  skip: "!changesInclude('.cargo/**', 'sample_configs/**', 'scripts/cirrus/**', 'src/**', 'tests/**', '.cirrus.yml', 'build.rs', 'Cargo.lock', 'Cargo.toml', 'clippy.toml', 'rustfmt.toml')"
   matrix:
     - name: "FreeBSD 14 Test"
       freebsd_instance:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5619dc9bb..94e6b7eb3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@ supply-chain/
 # samply profiling
 profile.json
 
-**/venv/
\ No newline at end of file
+**/venv/
+
+# Sometimes used for scripts
+.ruff_cache
diff --git a/scripts/cirrus/release.py b/scripts/cirrus/release.py
index ba12d60a3..8c131592a 100644
--- a/scripts/cirrus/release.py
+++ b/scripts/cirrus/release.py
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@
 DL_URL_TEMPLATE = "https://api.cirrus-ci.com/v1/artifact/build/%s/%s/binaries/%s"
 
 
-def make_query_request(key: str, branch: str, build_type: str):
+def make_query_request(key: str, branch: str, mutation_id: str):
     print("Creating query request.")
-    mutation_id = "Cirrus CI Build {}-{}-{}".format(build_type, branch, int(time()))
 
     # Dumb but if it works...
     config_override = (
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ def make_query_request(key: str, branch: str, build_type: str):
         .read_text()
         .replace("# -PLACEHOLDER FOR CI-", 'BTM_BUILD_RELEASE_CALLER: "ci"')
     )
+
     query = """
         mutation CreateCirrusCIBuild (
             $repo: ID!,
@@ -60,12 +60,14 @@ def make_query_request(key: str, branch: str, build_type: str):
             }
         }
     """
+
     params = {
         "repo": "6646638922956800",
         "branch": branch,
         "mutation_id": mutation_id,
         "config_override": dedent(config_override),
     }
+
     data = {"query": dedent(query), "variables": params}
     data = json.dumps(data).encode()
 
@@ -75,16 +77,17 @@ def make_query_request(key: str, branch: str, build_type: str):
     return request
 
 
-def check_build_status(key: str, id: str) -> Optional[str]:
+def check_build_status(key: str, build_id: str) -> Optional[str]:
     query = """
         query BuildStatus($id: ID!) {
             build(id: $id) {
                 status
+            }
         }
-    }
     """
+
     params = {
-        "id": id,
+        "id": build_id,
     }
 
     data = {"query": dedent(query), "variables": params}
@@ -102,10 +105,80 @@ def check_build_status(key: str, id: str) -> Optional[str]:
             status = response["data"]["build"]["status"]
             return status
         except KeyError:
-            print("There was an issue with creating a build job.")
+            print("There was an issue with checking the build status.")
             return None
 
 
+def check_build_tasks(key: str, build_id: str) -> Optional[List[str]]:
+    query = """
+        query Build($id:ID!) {
+            build(id:$id){
+                tasks {
+                    id
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    """
+
+    params = {
+        "id": build_id,
+    }
+
+    data = {"query": dedent(query), "variables": params}
+    data = json.dumps(data).encode()
+
+    request = Request(URL, data=data, method="POST")
+    request.add_header("Authorization", "Bearer {}".format(key))
+    with urlopen(request) as response:
+        response = json.load(response)
+
+        if response.get("errors") is not None:
+            print("There was an error in the returned response.")
+            return None
+
+        try:
+            tasks = [task["id"] for task in response["data"]["build"]["tasks"]]
+            return tasks
+        except KeyError:
+            print("There was an issue with getting the list of task ids.")
+            return None
+
+
+def stop_build_tasks(key: str, task_ids: List[str], mutation_id: str) -> bool:
+    query = """
+        mutation StopCirrusCiTasks (
+            $task_ids: [ID!]!,
+            $mutation_id: String!,
+        ) {
+                batchAbort (
+                input: {
+                        taskIds: $task_ids,
+                        clientMutationId: $mutation_id
+                }
+            ) {
+                tasks {
+                    id
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    """
+
+    params = {
+        "task_ids": task_ids,
+        "mutation_id": mutation_id,
+    }
+
+    data = {"query": dedent(query), "variables": params}
+    data = json.dumps(data).encode()
+
+    request = Request(URL, data=data, method="POST")
+    request.add_header("Authorization", "Bearer {}".format(key))
+
+    with urlopen(request) as response:
+        response = json.load(response)
+        return len(response["data"]["batchAbort"]["tasks"]) == len(task_ids)
+
+
 def try_download(build_id: str, dl_path: Path):
     for task, file in TASKS:
         url = DL_URL_TEMPLATE % (build_id, task, file)
@@ -138,17 +211,36 @@ def main():
         # Try up to three times
         MAX_ATTEMPTS = 5
         success = False
+        tasks = []
+        mutation_id = None
 
         for i in range(MAX_ATTEMPTS):
             if success:
                 break
+
             print(f"Attempt {i + 1}:")
 
-            with urlopen(make_query_request(key, branch, build_type)) as response:
+            if tasks and mutation_id:
+                print("Killing previous tasks first...")
+
+                if stop_build_tasks(key, tasks, mutation_id):
+                    print("All previous tasks successfully stopped.")
+                else:
+                    print(
+                        "Not all previous tasks stopped. This isn't a problem but it is a waste."
+                    )
+
+            tasks = []
+            mutation_id = "Cirrus CI Build {}-{}-{}".format(
+                build_type, branch, int(time())
+            )
+
+            with urlopen(make_query_request(key, branch, mutation_id)) as response:
                 response = json.load(response)
+                errors = response.get("errors")
 
-                if response.get("errors") is not None:
-                    print("There was an error in the returned response.")
+                if errors is not None:
+                    print(f"There was an error in the returned response: {str(errors)}")
                     continue
 
                 try:
@@ -158,16 +250,22 @@ def main():
                     print("There was an issue with creating a build job.")
                     continue
 
-                # First, sleep 4 minutes, as it's unlikely it'll finish before then.
+                # First, sleep X minutes total, as it's unlikely it'll finish before then.
                 SLEEP_MINUTES = 4
                 print(f"Sleeping for {SLEEP_MINUTES} minutes.")
-                sleep(60 * SLEEP_MINUTES)
-                print("Mandatory nap over. Starting to check for completion.")
+
+                # Sleep and check for tasks out every 10 seconds
+                for _ in range(SLEEP_MINUTES * 6):
+                    sleep(10)
+                    if not tasks:
+                        tasks = check_build_tasks(key, build_id)
 
                 MINUTES = 10
                 SLEEP_SEC = 30
                 TRIES = int(MINUTES * (60 / SLEEP_SEC))  # Works out to 20 tries.
 
+                print(f"Mandatory nap over. Checking for completion for {MINUTES} min.")
+
                 for attempt in range(TRIES):
                     print("Checking...")
                     try:
@@ -179,7 +277,8 @@ def main():
                             success = True
                             break
                         else:
-                            print("Build status: {}".format(status or "unknown"))
+                            print(f"Build status: {(status or 'unknown')}")
+
                             if status == "ABORTED":
                                 print("Build aborted, bailing.")
                                 break