diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
index 334a4039b9..4c6b082057 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           platforms: all
 
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
+        # Note: the default manylinux is manylinux2014
         run: python -m pip install "cibuildwheel>=2.4,<3"
 
       - name: Build MacOS Py37 Wheel
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: "python {project}/tools/fail_if_no_c.py"
         run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
 
-      - name: Build wheels
+      - name: Build wheel
         if: ${{ matrix.python != 'cp37' || matrix.buildplat[0] != 'macos-11' }}
         env:
           CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.python }}-${{ matrix.buildplat[1] }}
@@ -87,6 +88,52 @@ jobs:
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
           if-no-files-found: error
 
+  build_manylinux1_wheels:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      # Ensure that a wheel builder finishes even if another fails
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python: ["cp37", "cp38", "cp39"]
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout pymongo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Set up python version
+      run: |
+        export PYTHON_VERSION=$(sed 's/^cp3/3./' <<< ${{ matrix.python }} )
+        echo "PYTHON_VERSION=$PYTHON_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{env.PYTHON_VERSION}}
+        cache: 'pip'
+        cache-dependency-path: 'pyproject.toml'
+        allow-prereleases: true
+
+    - name: Install cibuildwheel
+      run: python -m pip install "cibuildwheel>=2.4,<3"
+
+    - name: Build manylinux_x86_64
+      env:
+        CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.python }}-manylinux_x86_64
+        CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: manylinux1
+      run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
+
+    - name: Build manylinux_i686
+      env:
+        CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.python }}-manylinux_i686
+        CIBW_MANYLINUX_I686_IMAGE: manylinux1
+      run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
+
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: wheel-${{ matrix.python }}-manylinux1
+        path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
+        if-no-files-found: error
+
   make_sdist:
     name: Make SDist
     runs-on: macos-latest
@@ -119,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
 
   collect_dist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build_wheels, make_sdist]
+    needs: [build_wheels, build_manylinux1_wheels, make_sdist]
     name: Download Wheels
     steps:
       - name: Download all workflow run artifacts
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5f75f2733f..036158c973 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ test-command = "python {project}/tools/fail_if_no_c.py"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.linux]
 archs = "x86_64 aarch64 ppc64le s390x i686"
-manylinux-x86_64-image = "manylinux_2_28"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.macos]
 archs = "universal2"