diff --git a/docs/branching/README.md b/docs/branching/README.md
index 130e9814130..bfb88441903 100644
--- a/docs/branching/README.md
+++ b/docs/branching/README.md
@@ -164,14 +164,10 @@ Run the following automation and verify results:
 
 ```sh
 sed -i "s/stream: mongo.master/stream: mongo.v$VERSION/g" etc/coverity.yml
-
-sed -i 's/development_critical_single_variant/auxiliary/g'  etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/coverity.yml
 ```
 
 In the file [`etc/coverity.yml`](../../etc/coverity.yml), the "stream" should be updated to the new branch.
 
-In the file [`etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/coverity.yml`](../../etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/coverity.yml), the "development_critical_single_variant" tag should be replaced with "auxiliary".
-
 #### Finally: format and lint
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/coverity.yml b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/coverity.yml
index 7003f4482a6..59df05a6dd2 100644
--- a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/coverity.yml
+++ b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/variants/coverity.yml
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ tasks:
     tags:
       [
         "assigned_to_jira_team_devprod_build",
-        "development_critical_single_variant",
         "requires_large_host",
+        "auxiliary",
         "coverity",
+        "HOT_TASK",
       ]
     exec_timeout_secs: 28800 # Max scan time of 8 hours
     commands: