diff --git a/.evergreen/config.in.yml b/.evergreen/config.in.yml
index bae7dede801..96297139a4d 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.in.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.in.yml
@@ -723,6 +723,16 @@ functions:
         args:
           - .evergreen/docker/alpine.sh
 
+  "build documentation":
+    - command: subprocess.exec
+      type: test
+      params:
+        working_dir: "src"
+        binary: bash
+        args:
+          - "-c"
+          - "npm run build:docs -- --yes"
+
 tasks:
   - name: "test-atlas-data-lake"
     tags: ["datalake", "mongohouse"]
diff --git a/.evergreen/config.yml b/.evergreen/config.yml
index 7fafbd1d63d..0f4e6dc6f9c 100644
--- a/.evergreen/config.yml
+++ b/.evergreen/config.yml
@@ -658,6 +658,15 @@ functions:
         add_expansions_to_env: true
         args:
           - .evergreen/docker/alpine.sh
+  build documentation:
+    - command: subprocess.exec
+      type: test
+      params:
+        working_dir: src
+        binary: bash
+        args:
+          - '-c'
+          - npm run build:docs -- --yes
 tasks:
   - name: test-atlas-data-lake
     tags:
@@ -2038,6 +2047,17 @@ tasks:
       - func: install dependencies
       - func: bootstrap mongo-orchestration
       - func: check resource management feature integration
+  - name: test-build-docs
+    tags:
+      - lint-checks
+    commands:
+      - command: expansions.update
+        type: setup
+        params:
+          updates:
+            - {key: NODE_LTS_VERSION, value: '22'}
+      - func: install dependencies
+      - func: build documentation
   - name: check-types-typescript-next-node-types-22.15.3
     tags:
       - check-types-typescript-next
diff --git a/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js b/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js
index a26908a8ee2..01f22ac8216 100644
--- a/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js
+++ b/.evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js
@@ -571,6 +571,17 @@ SINGLETON_TASKS.push(
         { func: 'check resource management feature integration' }
       ]
     },
+    {
+      name: 'test-build-docs',
+      tags: ['lint-checks'],
+      commands: [
+        updateExpansions({
+          NODE_LTS_VERSION: LATEST_LTS
+        }),
+        { func: 'install dependencies' },
+        { func: 'build documentation' }
+      ]
+    },
     ...Array.from(makeTypescriptTasks())
   ]
 );
diff --git a/etc/docs/build.ts b/etc/docs/build.mts
similarity index 94%
rename from etc/docs/build.ts
rename to etc/docs/build.mts
index 8989fef950f..194a9ffb68f 100755
--- a/etc/docs/build.ts
+++ b/etc/docs/build.mts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { parse, stringify } from '@iarna/toml';
 import { exec as execCb } from 'child_process';
 import { readFile, writeFile } from 'fs/promises';
+import { basename, dirname, join } from 'path';
 import { chdir } from 'process';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   log,
   type TomlVersionSchema,
   type VersionSchema
-} from './utils';
+} from './utils.mts';
 
 const exec = promisify(execCb);
 
@@ -73,8 +74,10 @@ async function updateSiteTemplateForNewVersion(
 }
 
 async function main() {
+  const __dirname = import.meta.dirname;
+
   try {
-    await exec('bash ./etc/check-remote.sh');
+    await exec(`bash ${join(__dirname, '../check-remote.sh')}`);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error.stdout);
     process.exit(1);
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ async function main() {
 
   chdir(__dirname);
 
-  const { tag, status, skipPrompts } = getCommandLineArguments();
+  const { tag, status, skipPrompts } = await getCommandLineArguments();
 
   const newVersion: VersionSchema = {
     version: `${tag} Driver`,
diff --git a/etc/docs/preview.ts b/etc/docs/preview.mts
similarity index 83%
rename from etc/docs/preview.ts
rename to etc/docs/preview.mts
index 0df46b4e2a5..2e8c8b69de4 100644
--- a/etc/docs/preview.ts
+++ b/etc/docs/preview.mts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import * as express from 'express';
+import express from 'express';
 
-import { log } from './utils';
+import { log } from './utils.mts';
 
 const app = express();
 
diff --git a/etc/docs/utils.ts b/etc/docs/utils.mts
similarity index 97%
rename from etc/docs/utils.ts
rename to etc/docs/utils.mts
index 7a7a2a03d2b..f835ced80b4 100644
--- a/etc/docs/utils.ts
+++ b/etc/docs/utils.mts
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ export async function confirm(message: string) {
   }
 }
 
-export function getCommandLineArguments(): {
+export async function getCommandLineArguments(): Promise<{
   tag: string;
   status: VersionSchema['status'];
   skipPrompts;
-} {
+}> {
   const {
     status,
     tag,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e730ce194f..0f4d31dd2cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     "build:evergreen": "node .evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js",
     "build:ts": "node ./node_modules/typescript/bin/tsc",
     "build:dts": "npm run build:ts && api-extractor run && node etc/clean_definition_files.cjs && ESLINT_USE_FLAT_CONFIG=false eslint --no-ignore --fix mongodb.d.ts lib/beta.d.ts",
-    "build:docs": "./etc/docs/build.ts",
+    "build:docs": "cd etc/docs && node --loader ts-node/esm build.mts",
     "build:typedoc": "typedoc",
     "build:nightly": "node ./.github/scripts/nightly.mjs",
     "check:bench": "npm --prefix test/benchmarks/driver_bench start",
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
     "check:x509": "nyc mocha test/manual/x509_auth.test.ts",
     "fix:eslint": "npm run check:eslint -- --fix",
     "prepare": "node etc/prepare.js",
-    "preview:docs": "ts-node etc/docs/preview.ts",
+    "preview:docs": "cd etc/docs && node --loader ts-node/esm preview.mts",
     "test": "npm run check:lint && npm run test:all",
     "test:all": "npm run check:unit && npm run check:test",
     "update:docs": "npm run build:docs -- --yes"
@@ -175,4 +175,4 @@
       "moduleResolution": "node"
     }
   }
-}
+}
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