diff --git a/buildscripts/evergreen_gen_powercycle_tasks.py b/buildscripts/evergreen_gen_powercycle_tasks.py
index b665b99b6e7..28107058d64 100755
--- a/buildscripts/evergreen_gen_powercycle_tasks.py
+++ b/buildscripts/evergreen_gen_powercycle_tasks.py
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ def get_skip_compile_setup_commands() -> Tuple[List[FunctionCall], set]:
     """Return skip compile setup commands."""
     return [
         BuiltInCommand("manifest.load", {}),
-        FunctionCall("git get project"),
+        FunctionCall("git get shallow project"),
+        FunctionCall("restore git history and tags"),
         FunctionCall("f_expansions_write"),
         FunctionCall("kill processes"),
         FunctionCall("cleanup environment"),
diff --git a/etc/evergreen.yml b/etc/evergreen.yml
index e2a4d528982..c44e6a62dbd 100644
--- a/etc/evergreen.yml
+++ b/etc/evergreen.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
 # 2. If your task does not depend on 'archive_dist_test'/'archive_dist_test_debug' task use the following functions
 # call sequence
 # - command: manifest.load
-# - func: "git get project" (clone the entire mongo and enterprise repos)
+# - func: "git get shallow project" (clone the entire mongo and enterprise repos)
+# - func: "restore git history and tags"
 # - func: "f_expansions_write"
 # - func: "kill processes"
 # - func: "cleanup environment"
diff --git a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml
index 3149566b725..b8d7ec8adf7 100644
--- a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml
+++ b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/definitions.yml
@@ -74,13 +74,24 @@ functions:
       args:
         - "src/evergreen/functions/evergreen_api_credentials_configure.sh"
 
-  "git get project": &git_get_project
+  "git get shallow project": &git_get_shallow_project
     command: git.get_project
-    display_name: "git get project"
+    display_name: "git get shallow project"
     params:
       directory: ${git_project_directory|src}
       revisions: # for each module include revision as <module_name> : ${<module_name>_rev}
         wtdevelop: ${wtdevelop_rev}
+      clone_depth: 1000
+
+  "restore git history and tags": &restore_git_history_and_tags
+    command: subprocess.exec
+    display_name: "restore git history and tags"
+    params:
+      binary: bash
+      args:
+        - "src/evergreen/restore_git_history_and_tags.sh"
+      env:
+        dir: src
 
   # Get get the mongo repo, no modules. Useful for inspecting the commit history with the
   # `git` Python tool.
@@ -89,6 +100,8 @@ functions:
     - command: git.get_project
       params:
         directory: ${git_project_directory|src}
+      clone_depth: 1000
+    - *restore_git_history_and_tags
 
   "add git tag": &add_git_tag
     command: subprocess.exec
@@ -103,7 +116,8 @@ functions:
 
   "git get project and add git tag":
     - *f_expansions_write
-    - *git_get_project
+    - *git_get_shallow_project
+    - *restore_git_history_and_tags
     - *add_git_tag
 
   "gen feature flags": &gen_feature_flags
@@ -725,12 +739,22 @@ functions:
     - command: git.get_project
       params:
         directory: src/buildscripts/antithesis/base_images/workload/src
+        clone_depth: 1000
+    - command: subprocess.exec
+      display_name: "restore git history and tags"
+      params:
+        binary: bash
+        args:
+          - "src/evergreen/restore_git_history_and_tags.sh"
+        env:
+          dir: src/buildscripts/antithesis/base_images/workload/src
     - *configure_evergreen_api_credentials
 
   "do non-compile setup":
     - command: manifest.load
-    - *git_get_project
+    - *git_get_shallow_project
     - *f_expansions_write
+    - *restore_git_history_and_tags
     - *add_git_tag
     - *kill_processes
     - *cleanup_environment
@@ -742,8 +766,9 @@ functions:
 
   "do benchmark setup":
     - command: manifest.load
-    - *git_get_project
+    - *git_get_shallow_project
     - *f_expansions_write
+    - *restore_git_history_and_tags
     - *add_git_tag
     - *kill_processes
     - *cleanup_environment
@@ -779,8 +804,9 @@ functions:
 
   "generate powercycle tasks":
     - command: manifest.load
-    - *git_get_project
+    - *git_get_shallow_project
     - *f_expansions_write
+    - *restore_git_history_and_tags
     - *add_git_tag
     - *kill_processes
     - *cleanup_environment
@@ -822,8 +848,9 @@ functions:
 
   "run powercycle sentinel":
     - command: manifest.load
-    - *git_get_project
+    - *git_get_shallow_project
     - *f_expansions_write
+    - *restore_git_history_and_tags
     - *add_git_tag
     - *kill_processes
     - *cleanup_environment
@@ -2637,8 +2664,9 @@ functions:
 
   "do scons setup":
     - command: manifest.load
+    - *git_get_shallow_project
     - *f_expansions_write
-    - *git_get_project
+    - *restore_git_history_and_tags
     - *add_git_tag
     - *set_task_expansion_macros
     - *f_expansions_write
diff --git a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/tasks/misc_tasks.yml b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/tasks/misc_tasks.yml
index c00e9824fa6..f5363285c0d 100644
--- a/etc/evergreen_yml_components/tasks/misc_tasks.yml
+++ b/etc/evergreen_yml_components/tasks/misc_tasks.yml
@@ -1591,8 +1591,9 @@ tasks:
     tags: ["assigned_to_jira_team_devprod_correctness", "auxiliary"]
     commands:
       - command: manifest.load
-      - func: "git get project"
+      - func: "git get shallow project"
       - func: "f_expansions_write"
+      - func: "restore git history and tags"
       - func: "add git tag"
       - func: "kill processes"
       - func: "cleanup environment"
@@ -1606,8 +1607,9 @@ tasks:
     priority: 10
     commands:
       - command: manifest.load
-      - func: "git get project"
+      - func: "git get shallow project"
       - func: "f_expansions_write"
+      - func: "restore git history and tags"
       - func: "add git tag"
       - func: "kill processes"
       - func: "cleanup environment"
@@ -1624,8 +1626,9 @@ tasks:
     tags: ["assigned_to_jira_team_devprod_correctness", "auxiliary"]
     commands:
       - command: manifest.load
-      - func: "git get project"
+      - func: "git get shallow project"
       - func: "f_expansions_write"
+      - func: "restore git history and tags"
       - func: "add git tag"
       - func: "kill processes"
       - func: "cleanup environment"
@@ -1642,8 +1645,9 @@ tasks:
       ]
     commands:
       - command: manifest.load
-      - func: "git get project"
+      - func: "git get shallow project"
       - func: "f_expansions_write"
+      - func: "restore git history and tags"
       - func: "add git tag"
       - func: "kill processes"
       - func: "cleanup environment"
diff --git a/evergreen/restore_git_history_and_tags.sh b/evergreen/restore_git_history_and_tags.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06a3fead436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evergreen/restore_git_history_and_tags.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Usage:
+#   restore_git_history_and_tags.sh
+#
+# Required environment variables:
+# * ${dir} - target directory
+
+cd "$dir"
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o verbose
+
+# For older commits, evergreen will already unshallow the repository.
+if [ -f .git/shallow ]; then
+  # Older versions of git require this to be set, newer versions don't mind
+  git config extensions.partialClone origin
+
+  # Git versions prior to 2.20.0 do not support --filter=tree:0, so we fall
+  # back to doing a blobless fetch instead.
+  required_version="2.20.0"
+  git_version=$(git --version | awk '{print $3}')
+  if [ "$(printf '%s\n' "$required_version" "$git_version" | sort -V | head -n1)" = "$required_version" ]; then
+    git fetch origin --filter=tree:0 --unshallow --tags
+  else
+    git fetch origin --filter=blob:none --unshallow --tags
+  fi
+fi