diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d1c6cd8..43c97d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -238,6 +238,19 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   (omits-on-nil current/error), the table renderer (empty state,
   mixed empty/error/success), and the `--manager` resolution
   helper. Closes #45.
+- `internal/cli/packages.go`: `runSnapshot` and `runRestore` now
+  pass `cmd.Context()` to `packages.Snapshot` / `packages.Restore`
+  (and to the `--from` branch via the same `ctx` local) instead of
+  `context.Background()`. Both are cobra `RunE` functions with a
+  live context available — using `context.Background()` meant
+  Ctrl-C during `nodeup packages snapshot` or `nodeup packages
+  restore` could not cancel the in-flight `npm ls -g` / `npm
+  install -g` subprocess, so the child process kept running after
+  the user aborted. The fix is the same contextcheck violation
+  `internal/cli/upgrade.go` and `check.go` already addressed as
+  part of #48 — `packages.go` was the last `RunE` file in the tree
+  still using `context.Background()`. The unused `"context"`
+  import is dropped. Closes #49.
 
 ## [0.0.0] - 2024-07-01
 
diff --git a/internal/cli/packages.go b/internal/cli/packages.go
index c1cf02c..269406a 100644
--- a/internal/cli/packages.go
+++ b/internal/cli/packages.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ func runSnapshot(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("get current version: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := packages.Snapshot(context.Background(), m.Name(), version); err != nil {
+	if err := packages.Snapshot(cmd.Context(), m.Name(), version); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("snapshot failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ the "interrupted upgrade" warning).`,
 }
 
 func runRestore(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx := cmd.Context()
 	fromPath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("from")
 
 	// runRestore doubles as the "replay the upgrade-in-progress sentinel"