diff --git a/colcon_core/subprocess.py b/colcon_core/subprocess.py
index fa9ac84a..95098067 100644
--- a/colcon_core/subprocess.py
+++ b/colcon_core/subprocess.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 import sys
+from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import Mapping
 from typing import Optional
@@ -46,24 +47,23 @@ async def run(
     stdout_callback: Callable[[bytes], None],
     stderr_callback: Callable[[bytes], None],
     *,
-    cwd: str = None,
-    env: Mapping[str, str] = None,
-    shell: bool = False,
-    use_pty: Optional[bool] = None
+    use_pty: Optional[bool] = None,
+    **other_popen_kwargs: Mapping[str, Any]
 ) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
     """
     Run the command described by args.
 
     Invokes the callbacks for every line read from the subprocess pipes.
 
+    See the documentation of `subprocess.Popen()
+    <https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#subprocess.Popen>` for
+    other parameters.
+
     :param args: args should be a sequence of program arguments
     :param stdout_callback: the callable is invoked for every line read from
       the stdout pipe of the process
     :param stderr_callback: the callable is invoked for every line read from
       the stderr pipe of the process
-    :param cwd: the working directory for the subprocess
-    :param env: a dictionary with environment variables
-    :param shell: whether to use the shell as the program to execute
     :param use_pty: whether to use a pseudo terminal
     :returns: the result of the completed process
     :rtype subprocess.CompletedProcess
@@ -80,30 +80,28 @@ async def run(
 
     rc, _, _ = await _async_check_call(
         args, stdout_callback, stderr_callback,
-        cwd=cwd, env=env, shell=shell, use_pty=use_pty)
+        use_pty=use_pty, **other_popen_kwargs)
     return subprocess.CompletedProcess(args, rc)
 
 
 async def check_output(
     args: Sequence[str],
-    *,
-    cwd: str = None,
-    env: Mapping[str, str] = None,
-    shell: bool = False
+    **other_popen_kwargs: Mapping[str, Any]
 ) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
     """
     Get the output of an invoked command.
 
+    See the documentation of `subprocess.Popen()
+    <https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#subprocess.Popen>` for
+    other parameters.
+
     :param args: args should be a sequence of program arguments
-    :param cwd: the working directory for the subprocess
-    :param env: a dictionary with environment variables
-    :param shell: whether to use the shell as the program to execute
     :returns: The `stdout` output of the command
     :rtype: str
     """
     rc, stdout_data, stderr_data = await _async_check_call(
-        args, subprocess.PIPE, subprocess.PIPE,
-        cwd=cwd, env=env, shell=shell, use_pty=False)
+        args, subprocess.PIPE, subprocess.PIPE, use_pty=False,
+        **other_popen_kwargs)
     if rc:
         stderr_data = stderr_data.decode(errors='replace')
     assert not rc, \
@@ -112,12 +110,12 @@ async def check_output(
 
 
 async def _async_check_call(
-    args, stdout_callback, stderr_callback, *,
-    cwd=None, env=None, shell=False, use_pty=None
+    args, stdout_callback, stderr_callback, *, use_pty=None,
+    **other_popen_kwargs
 ):
     """Coroutine running the command and invoking the callbacks."""
     # choose function to create subprocess
-    if not shell:
+    if not other_popen_kwargs.pop('shell', False):
         create_subprocess = asyncio.create_subprocess_exec
     else:
         args = [' '.join([escape_shell_argument(a) for a in args])]
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ async def _async_check_call(
             stderr_descriptor, stderr = pty.openpty()
 
     process = await create_subprocess(
-        *args, cwd=cwd, env=env, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
+        *args, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr, **other_popen_kwargs)
 
     # read pipes concurrently
     callbacks = []