diff --git a/tools/pinning/common/export-pinned-dependencies.sh b/tools/pinning/common/export-pinned-dependencies.sh
index e1c93b0dc..06f1da8a1 100755
--- a/tools/pinning/common/export-pinned-dependencies.sh
+++ b/tools/pinning/common/export-pinned-dependencies.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # If this script wasn't given a command line argument, print usage and exit.
 if [ -z ${1+x} ]; then
     echo "Usage:" >&2
-    echo "$0 PYPROJECT_TOML_DIRECTORY" >&2
+    echo "$0 PYPROJECT_TOML_DIRECTORY [POETRY_ARGS]" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -37,10 +37,14 @@ if [ -f poetry.lock ]; then
     rm poetry.lock
 fi
 
+echo "If this takes more than a few minutes, you can try running this script again" >&2
+echo "with arguments for poetry like -vvv on the command line to help see where" >&2
+echo "poetry is getting stuck." >&2
+extra_args="${*:2}"
 # If you're running this with different Python versions (say to update both our
 # "current" and "oldest" pinnings), poetry's cache can become corrupted causing
 # poetry to hang indefinitely. --no-cache avoids this.
-poetry lock --no-cache >&2
+poetry lock --no-cache ${extra_args:+"$extra_args"} >&2
 trap 'rm poetry.lock' EXIT
 
 # We need to remove local packages from the output.
diff --git a/tools/pinning/current/repin.sh b/tools/pinning/current/repin.sh
index c8ec8e87f..533604019 100755
--- a/tools/pinning/current/repin.sh
+++ b/tools/pinning/current/repin.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# This script accepts no arguments and automates the process of updating
-# Certbot's dependencies including automatically updating the correct file.
+# This script automates the process of updating Certbot's dependencies
+# including automatically updating the correct file. It is usually run without
+# any arguments, but if any are provided, they will be passed to Poetry.
 # Dependencies can be pinned to older versions by modifying pyproject.toml in
 # the same directory as this file.
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ REPO_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 RELATIVE_SCRIPT_PATH="$(realpath --relative-to "$REPO_ROOT" "$WORK_DIR")/$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
 REQUIREMENTS_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/tools/requirements.txt"
 
-PINNINGS=$("${COMMON_DIR}/export-pinned-dependencies.sh" "${WORK_DIR}")
+PINNINGS=$("${COMMON_DIR}/export-pinned-dependencies.sh" "${WORK_DIR}" "$@")
 cat << EOF > "$REQUIREMENTS_FILE"
 # This file was generated by $RELATIVE_SCRIPT_PATH and can be updated using
 # that script.
diff --git a/tools/pinning/oldest/repin.sh b/tools/pinning/oldest/repin.sh
index e2b685a22..4bfe0831a 100755
--- a/tools/pinning/oldest/repin.sh
+++ b/tools/pinning/oldest/repin.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# This script accepts no arguments and automates the process of updating
-# Certbot's dependencies including automatically updating the correct file.
+# This script automates the process of updating Certbot's dependencies
+# including automatically updating the correct file. It is usually run without
+# any arguments, but if any are provided, they will be passed to Poetry.
 # Dependencies can be pinned to older versions by modifying pyproject.toml in
 # the same directory as this file.
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ REPO_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 RELATIVE_SCRIPT_PATH="$(realpath --relative-to "$REPO_ROOT" "$WORK_DIR")/$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
 CONSTRAINTS_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/tools/oldest_constraints.txt"
 
-PINNINGS=$("${COMMON_DIR}/export-pinned-dependencies.sh" "${WORK_DIR}")
+PINNINGS=$("${COMMON_DIR}/export-pinned-dependencies.sh" "${WORK_DIR}" "$@")
 cat << EOF > "$CONSTRAINTS_FILE"
 # This file was generated by $RELATIVE_SCRIPT_PATH and can be updated using
 # that script.