diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index f9d706b6832..c71d7a893c8 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -505,9 +505,6 @@ common:fission --remote_download_regex=.*\.dwo$
 # Avoid failing builds when BES metadata fails to upload.
 common --bes_upload_mode=fully_async
 
-# Default Mongo Version if a version is not specified.
-common --define=MONGO_VERSION=8.2.0-alpha
-
 # Default distmod if not specified.
 common --define=MONGO_DISTMOD=""
 
@@ -523,6 +520,9 @@ try-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.evergreen
 # local default dev settings
 try-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.common_bes
 
+# local default dev settings
+try-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.mongo_variables
+
 # local git version info
 try-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.git
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cd5e71d0d10..cce677acd8f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ buildozer
 .bazelrc.gitinfo
 .bazelrc.workstation
 .bazelrc.common_bes
+.bazelrc.mongo_variables
+.bazelrc.mongo_version
 .bazelrc.compiledb
 .bazelrc.sync
 .compiledb
diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 5350268b5bd..7c3ca9dc411 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -220,13 +220,13 @@ mongo_install(
         "//conditions:default": ["//src/mongo/db:mongod"],
     }),
     package_extract_name = select({
-        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_linux_enabled": "mongodb-linux-{TARGET_CPU}-enterprise-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
-        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_linux_disabled": "mongodb-linux-{TARGET_CPU}-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
-        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_windows_enabled": "mongodb-win32-{TARGET_CPU}-enterprise-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
-        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_windows_disabled": "mongodb-win32-{TARGET_CPU}-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
-        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_mac_enabled": "mongodb-macos-{TARGET_CPU}-enterprise-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
-        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_mac_disabled": "mongodb-macos-{TARGET_CPU}-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
-        "//conditions:default": "mongodb-{TARGET_CPU}-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
+        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_linux_enabled": "mongodb-linux-{MONGO_ARCH}-enterprise-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
+        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_linux_disabled": "mongodb-linux-{MONGO_ARCH}-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
+        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_windows_enabled": "mongodb-win32-{MONGO_ARCH}-enterprise-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
+        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_windows_disabled": "mongodb-win32-{MONGO_ARCH}-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
+        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_mac_enabled": "mongodb-macos-{MONGO_ARCH}-enterprise-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
+        "//bazel/config:build_enterprise_mac_disabled": "mongodb-macos-{MONGO_ARCH}-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
+        "//conditions:default": "mongodb-{MONGO_ARCH}-{MONGO_DISTMOD}-{MONGO_VERSION}",
     }),
     publish_debug_in_stripped = select({
         "@platforms//os:windows": True,
diff --git a/bazel/wrapper_hook/BUILD.bazel b/bazel/wrapper_hook/BUILD.bazel
index ff83f4303f8..27292c4cacf 100644
--- a/bazel/wrapper_hook/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/bazel/wrapper_hook/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ py_library(
         "install_modules.py",
         "lint.py",
         "plus_interface.py",
+        "set_mongo_variables.py",
         "wrapper_debug.py",
         "wrapper_hook.py",
     ],
diff --git a/bazel/wrapper_hook/compiledb.py b/bazel/wrapper_hook/compiledb.py
index 084775c6b7e..92ca5c1b936 100644
--- a/bazel/wrapper_hook/compiledb.py
+++ b/bazel/wrapper_hook/compiledb.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import sys
 REPO_ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent
 sys.path.append(str(REPO_ROOT))
 
+from bazel.wrapper_hook.set_mongo_variables import write_mongo_variables_bazelrc
+
 
 def run_pty_command(cmd):
     stdout = None
@@ -43,6 +45,9 @@ def run_pty_command(cmd):
 
 
 def generate_compiledb(bazel_bin, persistent_compdb, enterprise):
+
+    # compiledb ignores command line args so just make a version rc file in anycase
+    write_mongo_variables_bazelrc([])
     if persistent_compdb:
         info_proc = subprocess.run(
             [bazel_bin, "info", "output_base"], capture_output=True, text=True
diff --git a/bazel/wrapper_hook/set_mongo_variables.py b/bazel/wrapper_hook/set_mongo_variables.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc3abf5afe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/wrapper_hook/set_mongo_variables.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import hashlib
+import os
+import pathlib
+import platform
+import subprocess
+
+ARCH_NORMALIZE_MAP = {
+    "amd64": "x86_64",
+    "x86_64": "x86_64",
+    "arm64": "aarch64",
+    "aarch64": "aarch64",
+    "ppc64le": "ppc64le",
+    "s390x": "s390x",
+}
+
+def get_mongo_arch(args):
+    arch = platform.machine().lower()
+    if arch in ARCH_NORMALIZE_MAP:
+        return ARCH_NORMALIZE_MAP[arch]
+    else:
+        return arch
+
+def get_mongo_version(args):
+    proc = subprocess.run(["git", "describe", "--abbrev=0"], capture_output=True, text=True)
+    return proc.stdout.strip()[1:]
+
+def write_mongo_variables_bazelrc(args):
+    mongo_version = get_mongo_version(args)
+    mongo_arch = get_mongo_arch(args)
+    
+    repo_root = pathlib.Path(os.path.abspath(__file__)).parent.parent.parent
+    version_file = os.path.join(repo_root, ".bazelrc.mongo_variables")
+    existing_hash = ""
+    if os.path.exists(version_file):
+        with open(version_file, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            existing_hash = hashlib.md5(f.read().encode()).hexdigest()
+
+    bazelrc_contents = f"""
+common --define=MONGO_ARCH={mongo_arch}
+common --define=MONGO_VERSION={mongo_version}
+"""
+    current_hash = hashlib.md5(bazelrc_contents.encode()).hexdigest()
+    if existing_hash != current_hash:
+        with open(version_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(bazelrc_contents)    
diff --git a/bazel/wrapper_hook/wrapper_hook.py b/bazel/wrapper_hook/wrapper_hook.py
index 8e2f5ac9204..4f67f1afd8b 100644
--- a/bazel/wrapper_hook/wrapper_hook.py
+++ b/bazel/wrapper_hook/wrapper_hook.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def main():
     from bazel.wrapper_hook.engflow_check import engflow_auth
     from bazel.wrapper_hook.generate_common_bes_bazelrc import write_workstation_bazelrc
     from bazel.wrapper_hook.plus_interface import check_bazel_command_type, test_runner_interface
+    from bazel.wrapper_hook.set_mongo_variables import write_mongo_variables_bazelrc
 
     # This is used to autogenerate a BUILD.bazel that creates
     # Filegroups for select tags - used to group targets for installing
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ def main():
 
         write_workstation_bazelrc(args)
 
+        write_mongo_variables_bazelrc(args)
+
         args = test_runner_interface(
             sys.argv[1:],
             autocomplete_query=os.environ.get("MONGO_AUTOCOMPLETE_QUERY") == "1",
diff --git a/buildscripts/package_test.py b/buildscripts/package_test.py
index bb8b00418cc..e454b5fa1ef 100644
--- a/buildscripts/package_test.py
+++ b/buildscripts/package_test.py
@@ -249,6 +249,16 @@ VERSIONS_TO_SKIP: Set[str] = set(
 )
 DISABLED_TESTS: Set[Tuple[str, str]] = set()
 
+VALID_TAR_DIRECTORY_ARCHITECTURES = [
+    "linux-aarch64",
+    "linux-x86_64",
+    "linux-ppc64le",
+    "linux-s390x",
+    "macos-aarch64",
+    "macos-x86_64",
+    "windows-x86_64",
+]
+
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class Test:
@@ -523,6 +533,12 @@ def get_edition_alias(edition_name: str) -> str:
         return "org"
     return edition_name
 
+def validate_top_level_directory(tar_name: str):
+    command = f"tar -tf {tar_name} | head -n 1 | awk -F/ '{{print $1}}'"
+    proc = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, shell=True, text=True)
+    top_level_directory = proc.stdout.strip()
+    if all(os_arch not in top_level_directory for os_arch in VALID_TAR_DIRECTORY_ARCHITECTURES):
+        raise Exception(f"Found an unexpected os-arch pairing as the top level directory. Top level directory: {top_level_directory}")
 
 arches: Set[str] = set()
 oses: Set[str] = set()
@@ -663,6 +679,8 @@ if args.command == "branch":
             )
         )
 
+        validate_top_level_directory("mongo-binaries.tgz")
+
         if not args.skip_enterprise_check:
             logging.info(
                 "Checking the source files used to build the binaries, use --skip-enterprise-check to skip this check."