diff --git a/scripts-dev/release.py b/scripts-dev/release.py
index 391881797e..1d98820a08 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/release.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/release.py
@@ -596,6 +596,11 @@ def _wait_for_actions(gh_token: Optional[str]) -> None:
         if len(resp["workflow_runs"]) == 0:
             continue
 
+        # Warn the user if any workflows are still queued. They might need to fix something.
+        if any(workflow["status"] == "queued" for workflow in resp["workflow_runs"]):
+            _notify("Warning: at least one release workflow is still queued...")
+            continue
+
         if all(
             workflow["status"] != "in_progress" for workflow in resp["workflow_runs"]
         ):