diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ae48f1a..19c2487 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.4.8"
+  ".": "1.4.9"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b47d4b..4535e9c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.4.9 (2026-02-20)
+
+Full Changelog: [v1.4.8...v1.4.9](https://github.com/OneBusAway/go-sdk/compare/v1.4.8...v1.4.9)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* allow canceling a request while it is waiting to retry ([a90dd4e](https://github.com/OneBusAway/go-sdk/commit/a90dd4e9deb309c8193c802bae576a418e567347))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* update mock server docs ([bf2cab0](https://github.com/OneBusAway/go-sdk/commit/bf2cab013c1eb2f67c753b3c5c535fec081c4af7))
+
 ## 1.4.8 (2026-01-17)
 
 Full Changelog: [v1.4.7...v1.4.8](https://github.com/OneBusAway/go-sdk/compare/v1.4.7...v1.4.8)
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 2e71161..f4adc46 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ $ go mod edit -replace github.com/OneBusAway/go-sdk=/path/to/go-sdk
 Most tests require you to [set up a mock server](https://github.com/stoplightio/prism) against the OpenAPI spec to run the tests.
 
 ```sh
-# you will need npm installed
-$ npx prism mock path/to/your/openapi.yml
+$ ./scripts/mock
 ```
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 484c7b5..827eee0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Or to pin the version:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```sh
-go get -u 'github.com/OneBusAway/go-sdk@v1.4.8'
+go get -u 'github.com/OneBusAway/go-sdk@v1.4.9'
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/internal/requestconfig/requestconfig.go b/internal/requestconfig/requestconfig.go
index d1d4e2d..5684595 100644
--- a/internal/requestconfig/requestconfig.go
+++ b/internal/requestconfig/requestconfig.go
@@ -470,7 +470,11 @@ func (cfg *RequestConfig) Execute() (err error) {
 			res.Body.Close()
 		}
 
-		time.Sleep(retryDelay(res, retryCount))
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		case <-time.After(retryDelay(res, retryCount)):
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Save *http.Response if it is requested to, even if there was an error making the request. This is
diff --git a/internal/testutil/testutil.go b/internal/testutil/testutil.go
index 826d266..31103e9 100644
--- a/internal/testutil/testutil.go
+++ b/internal/testutil/testutil.go
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ func CheckTestServer(t *testing.T, url string) bool {
 				t.Fatalf("strconv.ParseBool(os.LookupEnv(%s)) failed: %s", SKIP_MOCK_TESTS, err)
 			}
 			if skip {
-				t.Skip("The test will not run without a mock Prism server running against your OpenAPI spec")
+				t.Skip("The test will not run without a mock server running against your OpenAPI spec")
 				return false
 			}
-			t.Errorf("The test will not run without a mock Prism server running against your OpenAPI spec. You can set the environment variable %s to true to skip running any tests that require the mock server", SKIP_MOCK_TESTS)
+			t.Errorf("The test will not run without a mock server running against your OpenAPI spec. You can set the environment variable %s to true to skip running any tests that require the mock server", SKIP_MOCK_TESTS)
 			return false
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/version.go b/internal/version.go
index 3f40a4f..c4d2cdd 100644
--- a/internal/version.go
+++ b/internal/version.go
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 package internal
 
-const PackageVersion = "1.4.8" // x-release-please-version
+const PackageVersion = "1.4.9" // x-release-please-version