diff --git a/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
index a9da6ed2981..bd61ed07a95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: 'blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404'
         type: string
+      always_multi_region: false
 
 jobs:
   test-rust-bindings:
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     env:
-      MULTI_REGION: ${{ matrix.multi_region && 'true' || '' }}
+      MULTI_REGION: ${{ (inputs.always_multi_region || matrix.multi_region) && 'true' || '' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml b/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
index 4f26ec63f9d..5218cfb5a18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-chromadb.yml
@@ -46,8 +46,17 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
     secrets: inherit
     with:
-      python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]'
+      python_versions: '["3.9", "3.11"]'
       property_testing_preset: 'normal'
+      always_multi_region: false
+
+  python-tests-linux-mcmr:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      python_versions: '["3.10", "3.12"]'
+      property_testing_preset: 'normal'
+      always_multi_region: true
 
   python-tests-windows:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/_python-tests.yml
@@ -79,6 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       - check-tag
       - get-version
       - python-tests-linux
+      - python-tests-linux-mcmr
       - python-tests-windows
       - javascript-client-tests
       - rust-tests
@@ -96,6 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       - check-tag
       - get-version
       - python-tests-linux
+      - python-tests-linux-mcmr
       - python-tests-windows
       - javascript-client-tests
       - rust-tests
@@ -113,6 +124,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - check-tag
       - python-tests-linux
+      - python-tests-linux-mcmr
       - python-tests-windows
       - javascript-client-tests
       - rust-tests