diff --git a/.evergreen/build-mac.sh b/.evergreen/build-mac.sh
index 2dd02a0fb..270c92b59 100755
--- a/.evergreen/build-mac.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/build-mac.sh
@@ -8,22 +8,21 @@ rm -rf validdist
 mkdir -p validdist
 mv dist/* validdist || true
 
-for VERSION in 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10; do
-    PYTHON=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/$VERSION/bin/python3
-    rm -rf build
+VERSION=${VERSION:-3.10}
+PYTHON=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/$VERSION/bin/python3
+rm -rf build
 
-    createvirtualenv $PYTHON releasevenv
-    python -m pip install --upgrade wheel
-    python -m pip install setuptools==63.2.0
-    python setup.py bdist_wheel
-    deactivate || true
-    rm -rf releasevenv
+createvirtualenv $PYTHON releasevenv
+python -m pip install --upgrade wheel
+python -m pip install setuptools==63.2.0
+python setup.py bdist_wheel
+deactivate || true
+rm -rf releasevenv
 
-    # Test that each wheel is installable.
-    for release in dist/*; do
-        testinstall $PYTHON $release
-        mv $release validdist/
-    done
+# Test that each wheel is installable.
+for release in dist/*; do
+    testinstall $PYTHON $release
+    mv $release validdist/
 done
 
 mv validdist/* dist
diff --git a/.evergreen/config.yml b/.evergreen/config.yml
index a487c264a..0808cc11b 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.yml
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ functions:
         script: |
           set -o xtrace
           ${PREPARE_SHELL}
-          .evergreen/release.sh
+          VERSION=${VERSION} ENSURE_UNIVERSAL2=${ENSURE_UNIVERSAL2} .evergreen/release.sh
 
   "upload release":
     - command: archive.targz_pack
@@ -1046,11 +1046,30 @@ tasks:
                genhtml --version || true
                valgrind --version || true
 
-    - name: "release-mac"
+    - name: "release-mac-1100"
+      tags: ["release_tag"]
+      run_on: macos-1100
+      commands:
+        - func: "build release"
+          vars:
+              VERSION: "3.10"
+              ENSURE_UNIVERSAL2: "1"
+        - func: "build release"
+          vars:
+              VERSION: "3.9"
+              ENSURE_UNIVERSAL2: "1"
+        - func: "upload release"
+
+    - name: "release-mac-1014"
       tags: ["release_tag"]
       run_on: macos-1014
       commands:
         - func: "build release"
+          vars:
+              VERSION: "3.7"
+        - func: "build release"
+          vars:
+              VERSION: "3.8"
         - func: "upload release"
 
     - name: "release-windows"
diff --git a/tools/fail_if_no_c.py b/tools/fail_if_no_c.py
index 6cb82eed5..e2e9c5252 100644
--- a/tools/fail_if_no_c.py
+++ b/tools/fail_if_no_c.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 Only really intended to be used by internal build scripts.
 """
 
+import glob
+import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 
 sys.path[0:0] = [""]
@@ -26,3 +29,13 @@ import pymongo  # noqa: E402
 
 if not pymongo.has_c() or not bson.has_c():
     sys.exit("could not load C extensions")
+
+if os.environ.get("ENSURE_UNIVERSAL2") == "1":
+    parent_dir = os.path.dirname(pymongo.__path__[0])
+    for so_file in glob.glob(f"{parent_dir}/**/*.so"):
+        print(f"Checking universal2 compatibility in {so_file}...")
+        output = subprocess.check_output(["file", so_file])
+        if "arm64" not in output.decode("utf-8"):
+            sys.exit("Universal wheel was not compiled with arm64 support")
+        if "x86_64" not in output.decode("utf-8"):
+            sys.exit("Universal wheel was not compiled with x86_64 support")