diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
index 0b7a47bd70..c17d4046e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   build_wheels:
-    name: Build wheel for ${{ matrix.python }}-${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }}
+    name: Build wheels for ${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.buildplat[0] }}
     strategy:
       # Ensure that a wheel builder finishes even if another fails
@@ -29,27 +29,14 @@ jobs:
         # Github Actions doesn't support pairing matrix values together, let's improvise
         # https://github.com/github/feedback/discussions/7835#discussioncomment-1769026
         buildplat:
-        - [ubuntu-20.04, manylinux_x86_64]
-        - [ubuntu-20.04, manylinux_aarch64]
-        - [ubuntu-20.04, manylinux_ppc64le]
-        - [ubuntu-20.04, manylinux_s390x]
-        - [ubuntu-20.04, manylinux_i686]
-        - [windows-2019, win_amd64]
-        - [windows-2019, win32]
-        python: ["cp37", "cp38", "cp39", "cp310", "cp311", "cp312"]
-        include:
-            - buildplat: [macos-11, macosx_*]
-              python: "cp37"
-            - buildplat: [macos-11, macosx_*]
-              python: "cp38"
-            - buildplat: [macos-11, macosx_*]
-              python: "cp39"
-            - buildplat: [macos-14, macosx_*]
-              python: "cp310"
-            - buildplat: [macos-14, macosx_*]
-              python: "cp311"
-            - buildplat: [macos-14, macosx_*]
-              python: "cp312"
+        - [ubuntu-20.04, "manylinux_x86_64", "cp3*-manylinux_x86_64"]
+        - [ubuntu-20.04, "manylinux_aarch64", "cp3*-manylinux_aarch64"]
+        - [ubuntu-20.04, "manylinux_ppc64le", "cp3*-manylinux_ppc64le"]
+        - [ubuntu-20.04, "manylinux_s390x", "cp3*-manylinux_s390x"]
+        - [ubuntu-20.04, "manylinux_i686", "cp3*-manylinux_i686"]
+        - [windows-2019, "win_amd6", "cp3*-win_amd64"]
+        - [windows-2019, "win32", "cp3*-win32"]
+        - [macos-14, "macos", "cp*-macosx_*"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout pymongo
@@ -57,15 +44,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up python version
-        run: |
-          export PYTHON_VERSION=$(sed 's/^cp3/3./' <<< ${{ matrix.python }} )
-          echo "PYTHON_VERSION=$PYTHON_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: ${{env.PYTHON_VERSION}}
           cache: 'pip'
+          python-version: 3.8
           cache-dependency-path: 'pyproject.toml'
           allow-prereleases: true
 
@@ -79,75 +61,37 @@ jobs:
         # Note: the default manylinux is manylinux2014
         run: |
           python -m pip install -U pip
-          python -m pip install "cibuildwheel>=2.4,<3"
+          python -m pip install "cibuildwheel>=2.17,<3"
 
-      - name: Build wheel
-        if: ${{ matrix.buildplat[0] != 'macos-14' }}
+      - name: Build wheels
         env:
-          CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.python }}-${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }}
-          MACOS_TEST_SKIP: "*arm64"
+          CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.buildplat[2] }}
         run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
 
-      - name: Build wheel on M1
-        if: ${{ matrix.buildplat[0] == 'macos-14' }}
+      - name: Build manylinux1 wheels
+        if: ${{ matrix.buildplat[1] == 'manylinux_x86_64' || matrix.buildplat[1] == 'manylinux_i686' }}
         env:
-          CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.python }}-${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }}
+          CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: manylinux1
+          CIBW_MANYLINUX_I686_IMAGE: manylinux1
+          CIBW_BUILD: "cp37-${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }} cp38-${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }} cp39-${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }}"
         run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
 
+      - name: Assert all versions in wheelhouse
+        if: ${{ ! startsWith(matrix.buildplat[1], 'macos') }}
+        run: |
+          ls wheelhouse/*cp37*.whl
+          ls wheelhouse/*cp38*.whl
+          ls wheelhouse/*cp39*.whl
+          ls wheelhouse/*cp310*.whl
+          ls wheelhouse/*cp311*.whl
+          ls wheelhouse/*cp312*.whl
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: wheel-${{ matrix.python }}-${{ startsWith(matrix.buildplat[1], 'macosx') && 'macosx' || matrix.buildplat[1] }}
+          name: wheel-${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }}
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-  build_manylinux1_wheels:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      # Ensure that a wheel builder finishes even if another fails
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        python: ["cp37", "cp38", "cp39"]
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout pymongo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-
-    - name: Set up python version
-      run: |
-        export PYTHON_VERSION=$(sed 's/^cp3/3./' <<< ${{ matrix.python }} )
-        echo "PYTHON_VERSION=$PYTHON_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{env.PYTHON_VERSION}}
-        cache: 'pip'
-        cache-dependency-path: 'pyproject.toml'
-        allow-prereleases: true
-
-    - name: Install cibuildwheel
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install -U pip
-        python -m pip install "cibuildwheel>=2.4,<3"
-
-    - name: Build manylinux_x86_64
-      env:
-        CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.python }}-manylinux_x86_64
-        CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: manylinux1
-      run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
-
-    - name: Build manylinux_i686
-      env:
-        CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.python }}-manylinux_i686
-        CIBW_MANYLINUX_I686_IMAGE: manylinux1
-      run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
-
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: wheel-${{ matrix.python }}-manylinux1
-        path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
-        if-no-files-found: error
-
   make_sdist:
     name: Make SDist
     runs-on: macos-13
@@ -180,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
 
   collect_dist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build_wheels, build_manylinux1_wheels, make_sdist]
+    needs: [build_wheels, make_sdist]
     name: Download Wheels
     steps:
       - name: Download all workflow run artifacts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-python.yml b/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
index 5df13b950d..31dc018f27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Python Tests
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches: ["master", "v**"]
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch: