diff --git a/.evergreen/generated_configs/tasks.yml b/.evergreen/generated_configs/tasks.yml
index aa700629f..1129408f1 100644
--- a/.evergreen/generated_configs/tasks.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/generated_configs/tasks.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ tasks:
   # Backport pr tests
   - name: backport-pr
     commands:
+      - func: assume ec2 role
       - command: subprocess.exec
         params:
           binary: bash
diff --git a/.evergreen/scripts/generate_config.py b/.evergreen/scripts/generate_config.py
index e5c5209bf..cb5c5a38a 100644
--- a/.evergreen/scripts/generate_config.py
+++ b/.evergreen/scripts/generate_config.py
@@ -903,7 +903,8 @@ def create_backport_pr_tasks():
         "${github_commit}",
     ]
     cmd = get_subprocess_exec(args=args)
-    return [EvgTask(name=name, commands=[cmd], allowed_requesters=["commit"])]
+    assume_func = FunctionCall(func="assume ec2 role")
+    return [EvgTask(name=name, commands=[assume_func, cmd], allowed_requesters=["commit"])]
 
 
 def create_ocsp_tasks():
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
index 9cce310d9..cbb2322fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ env:
   # Changes per repo
   PRODUCT_NAME: PyMongo
   # Changes per branch
-  EVERGREEN_PROJECT: mongo-python-driver
+  EVERGREEN_PROJECT: mongo-python-driver-release
   # Constant
   # inputs will be empty on a scheduled run.  so, we only set dry_run
   # to 'false' when the input is set to 'false'.