diff --git a/.evergreen/config.yml b/.evergreen/config.yml
index 1800457b2b..6820eee952 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.yml
@@ -410,32 +410,6 @@ functions:
           export HEAD_SHA=${github_commit}
           bash etc/api_report.sh
 
-  "add PR labels":
-    - command: shell.exec
-      type: test
-      params:
-        shell: "bash"
-        working_dir: src/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver
-        add_expansions_to_env: true
-        script: |
-          ${PREPARE_SHELL}
-          export CONFIG=$PROJECT_DIRECTORY/.github/labeler.yml
-          export SCRIPT="$DRIVERS_TOOLS/.evergreen/github_app/apply-labels.sh"
-          bash $SCRIPT -l $CONFIG -h ${github_commit} -o "mongodb" -n "mongo-go-driver"
-
-  "add PR reviewer":
-    - command: shell.exec
-      type: test
-      params:
-        shell: "bash"
-        working_dir: src/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver
-        add_expansions_to_env: true
-        script: |
-          ${PREPARE_SHELL}
-          export CONFIG=$PROJECT_DIRECTORY/.github/reviewers.txt
-          export SCRIPT="$DRIVERS_TOOLS/.evergreen/github_app/assign-reviewer.sh"
-          bash $SCRIPT -p $CONFIG -h ${github_commit} -o "mongodb" -n "mongo-go-driver"
-
   "backport pr":
     - command: subprocess.exec
       type: test
@@ -936,8 +910,6 @@ tasks:
     allowed_requesters: ["patch", "github_pr"]
     commands:
       - func: assume-test-secrets-ec2-role
-      - func: "add PR reviewer"  
-      - func: "add PR labels"
       - func: "create-api-report"
 
   - name: backport-pr
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fad82a6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* @mongodb/dbx-go
diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 58eb1bbd43..ae7a121cc6 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-
 priority-3-low:
 - changed-files:
   - any-glob-to-any-file: '*'
 
 documentation:
 - changed-files:
-  - any-glob-to-any-file: 
+  - any-glob-to-any-file:
     - docs/**
     - examples/**
 
 dependencies:
 - changed-files:
-  - any-glob-to-any-file: 
+  - any-glob-to-any-file:
     - go.mod
diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34b72a0bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+      - github_actions
+      - submodules
+    authors:
+      - mongodb-drivers-pr-bot
+  categories:
+    - title: ⚠️ Breaking Changes
+      labels:
+        - breaking
+    - title: ✨ New Features
+      labels:
+        - enhancement
+        - feature
+    - title: 🐛 Fixed
+      labels:
+        - bug
+    - title: 📦 Dependency Updates
+      labels:
+        - dependencies
+    - title: 📝 Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"
diff --git a/.github/reviewers.txt b/.github/reviewers.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 2230c13423..0000000000
--- a/.github/reviewers.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-qingyang-hu
-matthewdale
-prestonvasquez
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/check-labels.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a1be9c31c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-labels.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: Label Checker
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+      - reopened
+      - labeled
+      - unlabeled
+
+jobs:
+  check_labels:
+    name: Check labels
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:latest
+        with:
+          one_of: bug,feature,enhancement,documentation,dependencies
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52474c6a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: "Pull Request Labeler"
+on:
+  - pull_request_target
+
+jobs:
+  labeler:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/labeler@v5