diff --git a/.evergreen/generated_configs/tasks.yml b/.evergreen/generated_configs/tasks.yml
index 8064ec85e..855cbefef 100644
--- a/.evergreen/generated_configs/tasks.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/generated_configs/tasks.yml
@@ -4766,3 +4766,351 @@ tasks:
       - standalone-noauth-nossl
       - noauth
       - pypy
+
+  # Test standard auth tests
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v4.2-python3.10-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "4.2"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "4.2"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: "3.10"
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-4.2
+      - python-3.10
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v4.2-pypy3.10-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "4.2"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "4.2"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: pypy3.10
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-4.2
+      - python-pypy3.10
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+      - pypy
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v4.4-python3.11-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "4.4"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "4.4"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-4.4
+      - python-3.11
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v4.4-pypy3.10-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "4.4"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "4.4"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: pypy3.10
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-4.4
+      - python-pypy3.10
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+      - pypy
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v5.0-python3.12-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "5.0"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "5.0"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12"
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-5.0
+      - python-3.12
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v5.0-pypy3.10-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "5.0"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "5.0"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: pypy3.10
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-5.0
+      - python-pypy3.10
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+      - pypy
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v6.0-python3.13-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "6.0"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "6.0"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: "3.13"
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-6.0
+      - python-3.13
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v6.0-pypy3.10-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "6.0"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "6.0"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: pypy3.10
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-6.0
+      - python-pypy3.10
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+      - pypy
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v7.0-python3.14t-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "7.0"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "7.0"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: 3.14t
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-7.0
+      - python-3.14t
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+      - free-threaded
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v7.0-pypy3.10-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "7.0"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "7.0"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: pypy3.10
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-7.0
+      - python-pypy3.10
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+      - pypy
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v8.0-python3.14-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "8.0"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "8.0"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: "3.14"
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-8.0
+      - python-3.14
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+  - name: test-standard-auth-v8.0-pypy3.10-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "8.0"
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: "8.0"
+          PYTHON_VERSION: pypy3.10
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-8.0
+      - python-pypy3.10
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+      - pypy
+  - name: test-standard-auth-latest-python3.11-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: latest
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: latest
+          PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-latest
+      - python-3.11
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+      - pr
+  - name: test-standard-auth-latest-pypy3.10-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: latest
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: latest
+          PYTHON_VERSION: pypy3.10
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-latest
+      - python-pypy3.10
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+      - pypy
+  - name: test-standard-auth-rapid-python3.10-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: rapid
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: rapid
+          PYTHON_VERSION: "3.10"
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-rapid
+      - python-3.10
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+  - name: test-standard-auth-rapid-pypy3.10-auth-ssl-sharded-cluster
+    commands:
+      - func: run server
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: rapid
+      - func: run tests
+        vars:
+          AUTH: auth
+          SSL: ssl
+          TOPOLOGY: sharded_cluster
+          VERSION: rapid
+          PYTHON_VERSION: pypy3.10
+    tags:
+      - test-standard-auth
+      - server-rapid
+      - python-pypy3.10
+      - sharded_cluster-auth-ssl
+      - auth
+      - pypy
diff --git a/.evergreen/generated_configs/variants.yml b/.evergreen/generated_configs/variants.yml
index acdbd0dca..aae221adf 100644
--- a/.evergreen/generated_configs/variants.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/generated_configs/variants.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ buildvariants:
     batchtime: 1440
     expansions:
       VERSION: latest
+      PYTHON_BINARY: /usr/bin/python3.11
       NO_EXT: "1"
       REQUIRE_FIPS: "1"
     tags: []
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ buildvariants:
     batchtime: 1440
     expansions:
       VERSION: latest
+      PYTHON_BINARY: /usr/bin/python3.11
       NO_EXT: "1"
     tags: []
   - name: other-hosts-rhel8-power8-latest
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ buildvariants:
     batchtime: 1440
     expansions:
       VERSION: latest
+      PYTHON_BINARY: /usr/bin/python3.11
       NO_EXT: "1"
     tags: []
   - name: other-hosts-rhel8-arm64-latest
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ buildvariants:
     batchtime: 1440
     expansions:
       VERSION: latest
+      PYTHON_BINARY: /usr/bin/python3.11
       NO_EXT: "1"
     tags: []
   - name: other-hosts-amazon2023-latest
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ buildvariants:
     batchtime: 1440
     expansions:
       VERSION: latest
+      PYTHON_BINARY: /usr/bin/python3.11
       NO_EXT: "1"
     tags: [pr]
 
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ buildvariants:
   # Aws auth tests
   - name: auth-aws-ubuntu-20
     tasks:
-      - name: .auth-aws
+      - name: .auth-aws !.auth-aws-ecs
     display_name: Auth AWS Ubuntu-20
     run_on:
       - ubuntu2004-small
@@ -244,7 +249,7 @@ buildvariants:
   # Enterprise auth tests
   - name: auth-enterprise-rhel8
     tasks:
-      - name: .test-non-standard .auth !.free-threaded
+      - name: .test-standard-auth .auth !.free-threaded
     display_name: Auth Enterprise RHEL8
     run_on:
       - rhel87-small
@@ -253,7 +258,7 @@ buildvariants:
       AUTH: auth
   - name: auth-enterprise-macos
     tasks:
-      - name: .test-non-standard !.pypy .auth !.free-threaded
+      - name: .test-standard-auth !.pypy .auth !.free-threaded
     display_name: Auth Enterprise macOS
     run_on:
       - macos-14
@@ -262,7 +267,7 @@ buildvariants:
       AUTH: auth
   - name: auth-enterprise-win64
     tasks:
-      - name: .test-non-standard !.pypy .auth
+      - name: .test-standard-auth !.pypy .auth
     display_name: Auth Enterprise Win64
     run_on:
       - windows-64-vsMulti-small
diff --git a/.evergreen/scripts/generate_config.py b/.evergreen/scripts/generate_config.py
index 203f28830..7f199d148 100644
--- a/.evergreen/scripts/generate_config.py
+++ b/.evergreen/scripts/generate_config.py
@@ -202,12 +202,12 @@ def create_enterprise_auth_variants():
     for host in ["rhel8", "macos", "win64"]:
         expansions = dict(TEST_NAME="enterprise_auth", AUTH="auth")
         display_name = get_variant_name("Auth Enterprise", host)
-        tasks = [".test-non-standard .auth !.free-threaded"]
+        tasks = [".test-standard-auth .auth !.free-threaded"]
         # https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/PYTHON-5586
         if host == "macos":
-            tasks = [".test-non-standard !.pypy .auth !.free-threaded"]
+            tasks = [".test-standard-auth !.pypy .auth !.free-threaded"]
         if host == "win64":
-            tasks = [".test-non-standard !.pypy .auth"]
+            tasks = [".test-standard-auth !.pypy .auth"]
         variant = create_variant(tasks, display_name, host=host, expansions=expansions)
         variants.append(variant)
     return variants
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@ def create_aws_auth_variants():
 
     for host_name in ["ubuntu20", "win64", "macos"]:
         expansions = dict()
-        tasks = [".auth-aws"]
+        # PYTHON-5604 - we need to skip ECS tests for now.
+        tasks = [".auth-aws !.auth-aws-ecs"]
         tags = []
         if host_name == "macos":
             tasks = [".auth-aws !.auth-aws-web-identity !.auth-aws-ecs !.auth-aws-ec2"]
@@ -469,7 +470,8 @@ def create_alternative_hosts_variants():
 
     version = "latest"
     for host_name in OTHER_HOSTS:
-        expansions = dict(VERSION="latest")
+        # Use explicit Python 3.11 binary on the host since the default python3 is 3.9.
+        expansions = dict(VERSION="latest", PYTHON_BINARY="/usr/bin/python3.11")
         handle_c_ext(C_EXTS[0], expansions)
         host = HOSTS[host_name]
         tags = []
@@ -574,7 +576,7 @@ def create_test_non_standard_tasks():
     for (version, topology), python in zip_cycle(list(product(ALL_VERSIONS, TOPOLOGIES)), CPYTHONS):
         pr = version == "latest"
         task_combos.add((version, topology, python, pr))
-    # For each PyPy and topology, rotate through the the versions.
+    # For each PyPy and topology, rotate through the MongoDB versions.
     for (python, topology), version in zip_cycle(list(product(PYPYS, TOPOLOGIES)), ALL_VERSIONS):
         task_combos.add((version, topology, python, False))
     for version, topology, python, pr in sorted(task_combos):
@@ -602,6 +604,46 @@ def create_test_non_standard_tasks():
     return tasks
 
 
+def create_test_standard_auth_tasks():
+    """We only use auth on sharded clusters"""
+    tasks = []
+    task_combos = set()
+    # Rotate through the CPython and MongoDB versions
+    for (version, topology), python in zip_cycle(
+        list(product(ALL_VERSIONS, ["sharded_cluster"])), CPYTHONS
+    ):
+        pr = version == "latest"
+        task_combos.add((version, topology, python, pr))
+    # Rotate through each PyPy and MongoDB versions.
+    for (python, topology), version in zip_cycle(
+        list(product(PYPYS, ["sharded_cluster"])), ALL_VERSIONS
+    ):
+        task_combos.add((version, topology, python, False))
+    for version, topology, python, pr in sorted(task_combos):
+        auth, ssl = get_standard_auth_ssl(topology)
+        tags = [
+            "test-standard-auth",
+            f"server-{version}",
+            f"python-{python}",
+            f"{topology}-{auth}-{ssl}",
+            auth,
+        ]
+        if "t" in python:
+            tags.append("free-threaded")
+        if python in PYPYS:
+            tags.append("pypy")
+        if pr:
+            tags.append("pr")
+        expansions = dict(AUTH=auth, SSL=ssl, TOPOLOGY=topology, VERSION=version)
+        name = get_task_name("test-standard-auth", python=python, **expansions)
+        server_func = FunctionCall(func="run server", vars=expansions)
+        test_vars = expansions.copy()
+        test_vars["PYTHON_VERSION"] = python
+        test_func = FunctionCall(func="run tests", vars=test_vars)
+        tasks.append(EvgTask(name=name, tags=tags, commands=[server_func, test_func]))
+    return tasks
+
+
 def create_min_deps_tasks():
     """For variants that support testing with minimum dependencies."""
     tasks = []
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8185a3883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<!-- Thanks for contributing! -->
+<!-- Please ensure that the title of the PR is in the following form:
+[Issue Type]-[Issue Key]: Issue Title
+
+If you are an external contributor and there is no JIRA ticket associated with your change, then use your best judgement
+for the PR title. A MongoDB employee will create a JIRA ticket and edit the name and links as appropriate.
+-->
+[Issue Key](https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/%7BISSUE_KEY%7D)
+## Summary
+<!-- What conceptually is this PR introducing? If context is already provided from the JIRA ticket, still place it in the
+Pull Request as you should not make the reviewer do digging for a basic summary. -->
+
+## Changes in this PR
+<!-- What changes did you make to the code? What new APIs (public or private) were added, removed, or edited to generate
+the desired outcome explained in the above summary? -->
+
+## Testing Plan
+<!-- How did you test the code? If you added unit tests, you can say that. If you didn’t introduce unit tests, explain why.
+All code should be tested in some way – so please list what your validation strategy was. -->
+
+### Screenshots (optional)
+<!-- Usually a great supplement to a test plan, especially if this requires local testing. -->
+
+## Checklist
+<!-- Do not delete the items provided on this checklist. -->
+### Checklist for Author
+- [ ] Did you update the changelog (if necessary)?
+- [ ] Is the intention of the code captured in relevant tests?
+- [ ] If there are new TODOs, has a related JIRA ticket been created?
+
+### Checklist for Reviewer {@primary_reviewer}
+- [ ] Does the title of the PR reference a JIRA Ticket?
+- [ ] Do you fully understand the implementation? (Would you be comfortable explaining how this code works to someone else?)
+- [ ] Have you checked for spelling & grammar errors?
+- [ ] Is all relevant documentation (README or docstring) updated?
+
+## Focus Areas for Reviewer (optional)
+<!-- List any complex portion of code you believe needs additional scrutiny and explain why. -->
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request_template.md b/.github/workflows/pull_request_template.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 852066d4b..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request_template.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# [JIRA Ticket ID](Link to Ticket)
-<!-- Please provide explicit URL link to the corresponding JIRA ticket. -->
-
-# Summary
-<!-- Please provide a high level overview of what changes have been made. -->
-
-# Changes in this PR
-<!-- Highlight any high level architecture changes if the summary doesn't already cover the scope. -->
-
-# Test Plan
-<!-- Talk through any unit tests added, and if this is a bug fix, please add repro steps in the event the fix needs to be verified. -->
-
-# Screenshots (Optional)
-<!-- Add a before and after picture to indicate changes. -->
-
-# Callouts or Follow-up items (Optional)
-<!-- Any additional info not already specified in the PR including but not limited to:
-
-1. Potential stakeholders
-2. Slack threads etc.
-3. Implementation details that need additional oversight
-4. Callouts on future tactics
- -->
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index f23534616..17b95e87b 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ lint-manual *args="": && resync
 
 [group('test')]
 test *args="-v --durations=5 --maxfail=10": && resync
-    uvx --extra test pytest {{args}}
+    uv run --extra test pytest {{args}}
 
 [group('test')]
 run-tests *args: && resync
diff --git a/pymongo/asynchronous/collection.py b/pymongo/asynchronous/collection.py
index 6af1f4f78..e7e2f5803 100644
--- a/pymongo/asynchronous/collection.py
+++ b/pymongo/asynchronous/collection.py
@@ -3143,7 +3143,7 @@ class AsyncCollection(common.BaseObject, Generic[_DocumentType]):
         comment: Optional[Any] = None,
         hint: Optional[_IndexKeyHint] = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
-    ) -> list[str]:
+    ) -> list[Any]:
         """Get a list of distinct values for `key` among all documents
         in this collection.
 
diff --git a/pymongo/asynchronous/cursor.py b/pymongo/asynchronous/cursor.py
index cf3a5372b..f19d3f6ce 100644
--- a/pymongo/asynchronous/cursor.py
+++ b/pymongo/asynchronous/cursor.py
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ class AsyncCursor(Generic[_DocumentType]):
         """Explicitly close / kill this cursor."""
         await self._die_lock()
 
-    async def distinct(self, key: str) -> list[str]:
+    async def distinct(self, key: str) -> list[Any]:
         """Get a list of distinct values for `key` among all documents
         in the result set of this query.
 
diff --git a/pymongo/synchronous/collection.py b/pymongo/synchronous/collection.py
index b68e4befe..4e5f7d08f 100644
--- a/pymongo/synchronous/collection.py
+++ b/pymongo/synchronous/collection.py
@@ -3136,7 +3136,7 @@ class Collection(common.BaseObject, Generic[_DocumentType]):
         comment: Optional[Any] = None,
         hint: Optional[_IndexKeyHint] = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
-    ) -> list[str]:
+    ) -> list[Any]:
         """Get a list of distinct values for `key` among all documents
         in this collection.
 
diff --git a/pymongo/synchronous/cursor.py b/pymongo/synchronous/cursor.py
index 12e2863bc..fcd8ebeb1 100644
--- a/pymongo/synchronous/cursor.py
+++ b/pymongo/synchronous/cursor.py
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ class Cursor(Generic[_DocumentType]):
         """Explicitly close / kill this cursor."""
         self._die_lock()
 
-    def distinct(self, key: str) -> list[str]:
+    def distinct(self, key: str) -> list[Any]:
         """Get a list of distinct values for `key` among all documents
         in the result set of this query.
 
diff --git a/test/test_typing.py b/test/test_typing.py
index 7240e59c0..17dc21b4e 100644
--- a/test/test_typing.py
+++ b/test/test_typing.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ sys.path[0:0] = [""]
 
 from test import IntegrationTest, PyMongoTestCase, client_context
 
-from bson import CodecOptions, decode, decode_all, decode_file_iter, decode_iter, encode
+from bson import CodecOptions, ObjectId, decode, decode_all, decode_file_iter, decode_iter, encode
 from bson.raw_bson import RawBSONDocument
 from bson.son import SON
 from pymongo import ASCENDING, MongoClient
@@ -141,6 +141,32 @@ class TestPymongo(IntegrationTest):
         docs = to_list(cursor)
         self.assertTrue(docs)
 
+    def test_distinct(self) -> None:
+        self.coll.delete_many({})
+        self.coll.insert_many(
+            [
+                {"_id": None},
+                {"_id": 0},
+                {"_id": ""},
+                {"_id": ObjectId()},
+                {"_id": True},
+            ]
+        )
+
+        def collection_distinct(
+            collection: Collection,
+        ) -> list[None | int | str | ObjectId | bool]:
+            return collection.distinct("_id")
+
+        def cursor_distinct(
+            collection: Collection,
+        ) -> list[None | int | str | ObjectId | bool]:
+            cursor = collection.find()
+            return cursor.distinct("_id")
+
+        collection_distinct(self.coll)
+        cursor_distinct(self.coll)
+
     @only_type_check
     def test_bulk_write(self) -> None:
         self.coll.insert_one({})