diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20240624-161108.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20240624-161108.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9042547f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20240624-161108.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Add optional release_connection parameter to connection_named method
+time: 2024-06-24T16:11:08.773419+01:00
+custom:
+    Author: aranke
+    Issue: "247"
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py b/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
index 3b36022f..ec590137 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py
@@ -319,14 +319,18 @@ def nice_connection_name(self) -> str:
         return conn.name
 
     @contextmanager
-    def connection_named(self, name: str, query_header_context: Any = None) -> Iterator[None]:
+    def connection_named(
+        self, name: str, query_header_context: Any = None, should_release_connection=True
+    ) -> Iterator[None]:
         try:
             if self.connections.query_header is not None:
                 self.connections.query_header.set(name, query_header_context)
             self.acquire_connection(name)
             yield
         finally:
-            self.release_connection()
+            if should_release_connection:
+                self.release_connection()
+
             if self.connections.query_header is not None:
                 self.connections.query_header.reset()