diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0505c366ae..43d70b664a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"os/signal"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/logs"
 	"github.com/google/ko/pkg/commands"
@@ -28,7 +30,9 @@ func main() {
 	logs.Warn.SetOutput(os.Stderr)
 	logs.Progress.SetOutput(os.Stderr)
 
-	if err := commands.Root.Execute(); err != nil {
+	ctx, stop := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), os.Interrupt)
+	defer stop()
+	if err := commands.Root.ExecuteContext(ctx); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("error during command execution:", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/commands/apply.go b/pkg/commands/apply.go
index 42522c7223..de71724f34 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/apply.go
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ func addApply(topLevel *cobra.Command) {
 			if !isKubectlAvailable() {
 				return errors.New("error: kubectl is not available. kubectl must be installed to use ko apply")
 			}
-
-			// Cancel on signals.
-			ctx := createCancellableContext()
+			ctx := cmd.Context()
 
 			bo.InsecureRegistry = po.InsecureRegistry
 			builder, err := makeBuilder(ctx, bo)
diff --git a/pkg/commands/build.go b/pkg/commands/build.go
index 06a2b36893..9472d6d232 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/build.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/build.go
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ func addBuild(topLevel *cobra.Command) {
   # This always preserves import paths.
   ko build --local github.com/foo/bar/cmd/baz github.com/foo/bar/cmd/blah`,
 		Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
-		RunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx := createCancellableContext()
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			ctx := cmd.Context()
+
 			bo.InsecureRegistry = po.InsecureRegistry
 			builder, err := makeBuilder(ctx, bo)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/commands/config.go b/pkg/commands/config.go
index 71b061a4e4..bd3517344d 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/config.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/config.go
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"os/signal"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn"
@@ -142,16 +140,3 @@ func getCreationTime() (*v1.Time, error) {
 func getKoDataCreationTime() (*v1.Time, error) {
 	return getTimeFromEnv("KO_DATA_DATE_EPOCH")
 }
-
-func createCancellableContext() context.Context {
-	signals := make(chan os.Signal)
-	signal.Notify(signals, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-
-	go func() {
-		<-signals
-		cancel()
-	}()
-
-	return ctx
-}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/create.go b/pkg/commands/create.go
index d37f3e4f48..21874cb144 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/create.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/create.go
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ func addCreate(topLevel *cobra.Command) {
 			if !isKubectlAvailable() {
 				return errors.New("error: kubectl is not available. kubectl must be installed to use ko create")
 			}
-
-			// Cancel on signals.
-			ctx := createCancellableContext()
+			ctx := cmd.Context()
 
 			bo.InsecureRegistry = po.InsecureRegistry
 			builder, err := makeBuilder(ctx, bo)
diff --git a/pkg/commands/delete.go b/pkg/commands/delete.go
index 7f996e20e1..07f7d8eb43 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/delete.go
@@ -28,27 +28,25 @@ type runCmd func(*cobra.Command, []string) error
 // passthru returns a runCmd that simply passes our CLI arguments
 // through to a binary named command.
 func passthru(command string) runCmd {
-	return func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		if !isKubectlAvailable() {
 			return errors.New("error: kubectl is not available. kubectl must be installed to use ko delete")
 		}
-
-		// Cancel on signals.
-		ctx := createCancellableContext()
+		ctx := cmd.Context()
 
 		// Start building a command line invocation by passing
 		// through our arguments to command's CLI.
-		cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, command, os.Args[1:]...)
+		ecmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, command, os.Args[1:]...)
 
 		// Pass through our environment
-		cmd.Env = os.Environ()
+		ecmd.Env = os.Environ()
 		// Pass through our stdfoo
-		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-		cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+		ecmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+		ecmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+		ecmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
 
 		// Run it.
-		return cmd.Run()
+		return ecmd.Run()
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/commands/deps.go b/pkg/commands/deps.go
index 4926e89851..cc2c4d7c34 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/deps.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/deps.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ If the image was not built using ko, or if it was built without embedding depend
   ko deps docker.io/my-user/my-image:v3`,
 		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx := createCancellableContext()
+			ctx := cmd.Context()
 
 			ref, err := name.ParseReference(args[0])
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/commands/resolve.go b/pkg/commands/resolve.go
index 59e183b158..c3de69d37b 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/resolve.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/resolve.go
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ func addResolve(topLevel *cobra.Command) {
   ko resolve --local -f config/`,
 		Args: cobra.NoArgs,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx := createCancellableContext()
+			ctx := cmd.Context()
+
 			bo.InsecureRegistry = po.InsecureRegistry
 			builder, err := makeBuilder(ctx, bo)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/commands/run.go b/pkg/commands/run.go
index b863cfc4f3..e72788fdfe 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/run.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/run.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func addRun(topLevel *cobra.Command) {
   # You can also supply args and flags to the command.
   ko run ./cmd/baz -- -v arg1 arg2 --yes`,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			ctx := createCancellableContext()
+			ctx := cmd.Context()
 
 			// Args after -- are for kubectl, so only consider importPaths before it.
 			importPaths := args