diff --git a/.evergreen/release-danger-do-not-run-manually.sh b/.evergreen/release-danger-do-not-run-manually.sh
index dc4e81280..bb19d8149 100755
--- a/.evergreen/release-danger-do-not-run-manually.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/release-danger-do-not-run-manually.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" == "yes" ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ "${PACKAGE_ONLY}" == "yes" ]]; then
+  pushd macros
+  cargo package --no-verify --allow-dirty
+  popd
   cargo package --no-verify --allow-dirty
 else
+  pushd macros
+  cargo publish --token $CRATES_IO_TOKEN ${EXTRA}
+  popd
   cargo publish --token $CRATES_IO_TOKEN ${EXTRA}
 fi
diff --git a/.evergreen/release-sign.sh b/.evergreen/release-sign.sh
index dba3c169e..b9fbe69b3 100644
--- a/.evergreen/release-sign.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/release-sign.sh
@@ -15,3 +15,11 @@ docker run \
   -w $(pwd) \
   artifactory.corp.mongodb.com/release-tools-container-registry-local/garasign-gpg \
   /bin/bash -c "gpgloader && gpg --yes -v --armor -o mongodb-${CRATE_VERSION}.sig --detach-sign target/package/mongodb-${CRATE_VERSION}.crate"
+
+docker run \
+  --env-file=signing-envfile \
+  --rm \
+  -v $(pwd):$(pwd) \
+  -w $(pwd) \
+  artifactory.corp.mongodb.com/release-tools-container-registry-local/garasign-gpg \
+  /bin/bash -c "gpgloader && gpg --yes -v --armor -o mongodb-internal-macros-${CRATE_VERSION}.sig --detach-sign macros/target/package/mongodb-internal-macros-${CRATE_VERSION}.crate"
diff --git a/.evergreen/releases.yml b/.evergreen/releases.yml
index 0da4a3519..ceb37e6c5 100644
--- a/.evergreen/releases.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/releases.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 #
 # If the changes need to be developed against the main branch, more steps are needed:
 #
-# 1. Add dummy version numbers to the Cargo.toml lines for action_macro, bson, and libmongocrypt
+# 1. Add dummy version numbers to the Cargo.toml lines for mongodb-internal-macros, bson,
+#    and libmongocrypt
 # 2. Comment out the "fetch tag" func call from the "publish-release" task in this file
 # 3. Execute:
 #
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ functions:
         version: ${CRATE_VERSION}
         filenames:
           - src/target/package/mongodb-${CRATE_VERSION}.crate
+          - src/macros/target/package/mongodb-internal-macros-${CRATE_VERSION}.crate
 
   "sign release":
     - command: subprocess.exec
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fc3628270..c2781cf33 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ in-use-encryption-unstable = ["dep:mongocrypt", "dep:rayon", "dep:num_cpus"]
 tracing-unstable = ["dep:tracing", "dep:log"]
 
 [dependencies]
-action_macro = { path = "action_macro" }
 async-trait = "0.1.42"
 base64 = "0.13.0"
 bitflags = "1.1.0"
@@ -82,6 +81,7 @@ once_cell = "1.19.0"
 log = { version = "0.4.17", optional = true }
 md-5 = "0.10.1"
 mongocrypt = { git = "https://github.com/mongodb/libmongocrypt-rust.git", branch = "main", optional = true }
+mongodb-internal-macros = { path = "macros" }
 num_cpus = { version = "1.13.1", optional = true }
 openssl = { version = "0.10.38", optional = true }
 openssl-probe = { version = "0.1.5", optional = true }
diff --git a/etc/update_version/src/main.rs b/etc/update_version/src/main.rs
index b886652b1..d1777594c 100644
--- a/etc/update_version/src/main.rs
+++ b/etc/update_version/src/main.rs
@@ -74,33 +74,38 @@ struct Args {
 }
 
 fn main() {
+    // nosemgrep: current-exe
+    let zero = std::env::current_exe().unwrap();
+    let self_dir = zero.parent().unwrap();
+    let main_dir = self_dir.join("../../../..");
+    std::env::set_current_dir(main_dir).unwrap();
+
     let version_locs = vec![
         Location::new(
-            "../../Cargo.toml",
+            "Cargo.toml",
             r#"name = "mongodb"\nversion = "(?<target>.*?)"\n"#,
         ),
-        Location::new("../../README.md", r#"mongodb = "(?<target>.*?)"\n"#),
         Location::new(
-            "../../README.md",
-            r#"\[dependencies.mongodb\]\nversion = "(?<target>.*?)"\n"#,
+            "macros/Cargo.toml",
+            r#"name = "mongodb-internal-macros"\nversion = "(?<target>.*?)"\n"#,
         ),
-        Location::new("../../src/lib.rs", r#"//! mongodb = "(?<target>.*?)"\n"#),
-        Location::new("../../src/lib.rs", r#"//! version = "(?<target>.*?)"\n"#),
+        Location::new("README.md", r#"mongodb = "(?<target>.*?)"\n"#),
         Location::new(
-            "../../src/lib.rs",
-            r#"html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/mongodb/(?<target>.*?)""#,
+            "README.md",
+            r#"\[dependencies.mongodb\]\nversion = "(?<target>.*?)"\n"#,
         ),
         Location::new(
-            "../../manual/src/installation_features.md",
-            r#"\[dependencies.mongodb\]\nversion = "(?<target>.*?)"\n"#,
+            "src/lib.rs",
+            r#"html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/mongodb/(?<target>.*?)""#,
         ),
     ];
-    let bson_version_loc =
-        Location::new("../../Cargo.toml", r#"bson = (?<target>\{ git = .*? \})\n"#);
-    let mongocrypt_version_loc = Location::new(
-        "../../Cargo.toml",
-        r#"mongocrypt = (?<target>\{ git = .*? \})\n"#,
+    let quote_version_loc = Location::new(
+        "Cargo.toml",
+        r#"mongodb-internal-macros = (?<target>\{ path = .* \})\n"#,
     );
+    let bson_version_loc = Location::new("Cargo.toml", r#"bson = (?<target>\{ git = .*? \})\n"#);
+    let mongocrypt_version_loc =
+        Location::new("Cargo.toml", r#"mongocrypt = (?<target>\{ git = .*? \})\n"#);
 
     let args: Args = argh::from_env();
 
@@ -108,11 +113,15 @@ fn main() {
     for loc in &version_locs {
         pending.apply(loc, &args.version);
     }
+    pending.apply(&quote_version_loc, &format!("{:?}", args.version));
     if let Some(bson) = args.bson {
         pending.apply(&bson_version_loc, &format!("{:?}", bson));
     }
     if let Some(mongocrypt) = args.mongocrypt {
-        pending.apply(&mongocrypt_version_loc, &format!("{{ version = {:?}, optional = true }}", mongocrypt));
+        pending.apply(
+            &mongocrypt_version_loc,
+            &format!("{{ version = {:?}, optional = true }}", mongocrypt),
+        );
     }
     pending.write();
 }
diff --git a/action_macro/.gitignore b/macros/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from action_macro/.gitignore
rename to macros/.gitignore
diff --git a/action_macro/Cargo.toml b/macros/Cargo.toml
similarity index 86%
rename from action_macro/Cargo.toml
rename to macros/Cargo.toml
index 5d3a69a54..43e668597 100644
--- a/action_macro/Cargo.toml
+++ b/macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
-name = "action_macro"
-version = "0.1.0"
+name = "mongodb-internal-macros"
+version = "2.8.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 
diff --git a/action_macro/src/lib.rs b/macros/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from action_macro/src/lib.rs
rename to macros/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/src/action.rs b/src/action.rs
index 308c6ae38..2bb0da930 100644
--- a/src/action.rs
+++ b/src/action.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub struct Single;
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 pub struct Multiple;
 
-use action_macro::option_setters;
+use mongodb_internal_macros::option_setters;
 
 pub(crate) mod private {
     pub trait Sealed {}
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub trait Action: private::Sealed + IntoFuture {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) use action_macro::{action_impl, deeplink};
+pub(crate) use mongodb_internal_macros::{action_impl, deeplink};
 
 use crate::Collection;