diff --git a/.evergreen.yml b/.evergreen.yml
index bdfd501ce7..66fc503b0e 100644
--- a/.evergreen.yml
+++ b/.evergreen.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,21 @@ functions:
       type: system
       params:
         directory: src
+
+  checkout_writeable:
+    - command: github.generate_token
+      params:
+        expansion_name: generated_github_token
+        owner: mongodb-js
+        repo: mongosh
+        permissions:
+          contents: write
+    - command: git.get_project
+      type: system
+      params:
+        directory: src
+        token: ${generated_github_token}
+
   compile_ts:
     - command: expansions.write
       type: system
@@ -9690,7 +9705,7 @@ tasks:
       - name: compile_ts
         variant: linux_compile
     commands:
-      - func: checkout
+      - func: checkout_writeable
       - func: install
         vars:
           node_js_version: "20.18.3"
diff --git a/.evergreen/evergreen.yml.in b/.evergreen/evergreen.yml.in
index ab1083e894..181afc6c22 100644
--- a/.evergreen/evergreen.yml.in
+++ b/.evergreen/evergreen.yml.in
@@ -100,6 +100,21 @@ functions:
       type: system
       params:
         directory: src
+
+  checkout_writeable:
+    - command: github.generate_token
+      params:
+        expansion_name: generated_github_token
+        owner: mongodb-js
+        repo: mongosh
+        permissions:
+          contents: write
+    - command: git.get_project
+      type: system
+      params:
+        directory: src
+        token: ${generated_github_token}
+
   compile_ts:
     - command: expansions.write
       type: system
@@ -1467,7 +1482,7 @@ tasks:
       - name: compile_ts
         variant: linux_compile
     commands:
-      - func: checkout
+      - func: checkout_writeable
       - func: install
         vars:
           node_js_version: "<% out(NODE_JS_VERSION_20) %>"