diff --git a/ci/test_python.sh b/ci/test_python.sh
index 1e5b80d434..1fe29dad8b 100755
--- a/ci/test_python.sh
+++ b/ci/test_python.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2022-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2022-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ rapids-logger "Generate Python testing dependencies"
 rapids-dependency-file-generator \
   --output conda \
   --file-key test_python \
-  --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION}" \
+  --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION};dependencies=${RAPIDS_DEPENDENCIES}" \
   --prepend-channel "${CPP_CHANNEL}" \
   --prepend-channel "${PYTHON_CHANNEL}" \
   | tee env.yaml
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
index eb65106dbb..f57f075a6c 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ dependencies:
 - clang-tools=20.1.8
 - clang==20.1.8
 - cmake>=4.0
+- cuda-bindings>=12.9.2,<13.0
 - cuda-nvcc
 - cuda-nvtx-dev
 - cuda-profiler-api
-- cuda-python>=12.9.2,<13.0
 - cuda-version=12.9
 - cupy>=14.0.1,!=14.1.0
 - cxx-compiler
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 7efe10afd0..f7a7162611 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ dependencies:
 - clang-tools=20.1.8
 - clang==20.1.8
 - cmake>=4.0
+- cuda-bindings>=12.9.2,<13.0
 - cuda-nvcc
 - cuda-nvtx-dev
 - cuda-profiler-api
-- cuda-python>=12.9.2,<13.0
 - cuda-version=12.9
 - cupy>=14.0.1,!=14.1.0
 - cxx-compiler
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 46fb9f72ac..7755411e16 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ dependencies:
 - clang-tools=20.1.8
 - clang==20.1.8
 - cmake>=4.0
+- cuda-bindings>=13.0.1,<14.0
 - cuda-nvcc
 - cuda-nvtx-dev
 - cuda-profiler-api
-- cuda-python>=13.0.1,<14.0
 - cuda-version=13.3
 - cupy>=14.0.1,!=14.1.0
 - cxx-compiler
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 8121267477..54553027f9 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-133_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ dependencies:
 - clang-tools=20.1.8
 - clang==20.1.8
 - cmake>=4.0
+- cuda-bindings>=13.0.1,<14.0
 - cuda-nvcc
 - cuda-nvtx-dev
 - cuda-profiler-api
-- cuda-python>=13.0.1,<14.0
 - cuda-version=13.3
 - cupy>=14.0.1,!=14.1.0
 - cxx-compiler
diff --git a/conda/recipes/pylibraft/recipe.yaml b/conda/recipes/pylibraft/recipe.yaml
index a86100b64c..b12f35b29b 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/pylibraft/recipe.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/pylibraft/recipe.yaml
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ requirements:
     - rmm =${{ minor_version }}
     - scikit-build-core>=0.11.0
     - if: cuda_major == "12"
-      then: cuda-python >=12.9.2,<13.0
-      else: cuda-python >=13.0.1,<14.0
+      then: cuda-bindings >=12.9.2,<13.0
+      else: cuda-bindings >=13.0.1,<14.0
   run:
     - ${{ pin_compatible("cuda-version", upper_bound="x", lower_bound="x") }}
     - libraft =${{ version }}
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ requirements:
     - numpy >=2.0,<3.0
     - rmm =${{ minor_version }}
     - if: cuda_major == "12"
-      then: cuda-python >=12.9.2,<13.0
-      else: cuda-python >=13.0.1,<14.0
+      then: cuda-bindings >=12.9.2,<13.0
+      else: cuda-bindings >=13.0.1,<14.0
   run_constraints:
     - cupy >=14.0.1,!=14.1.0
   ignore_run_exports:
diff --git a/conda/recipes/raft-dask/recipe.yaml b/conda/recipes/raft-dask/recipe.yaml
index 55178d745d..0466e2e5e9 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/raft-dask/recipe.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/raft-dask/recipe.yaml
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ requirements:
     - scikit-build-core>=0.11.0
     - ucxx ${{ ucxx_version }}
     - if: cuda_major == "12"
-      then: cuda-python >=12.9.2,<13.0
-      else: cuda-python >=13.0.1,<14.0
+      then: cuda-bindings >=12.9.2,<13.0
+      else: cuda-bindings >=13.0.1,<14.0
   run:
     - ${{ pin_compatible("cuda-version", upper_bound="x", lower_bound="x") }}
     - dask-cuda =${{ minor_version }}
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ requirements:
     - rapids-dask-dependency =${{ minor_version }}
     - rmm =${{ minor_version }}
     - if: cuda_major == "12"
-      then: cuda-python >=12.9.2,<13.0
-      else: cuda-python >=13.0.1,<14.0
+      then: cuda-bindings >=12.9.2,<13.0
+      else: cuda-bindings >=13.0.1,<14.0
   run_constraints:
     - cupy >=14.0.1,!=14.1.0
   ignore_run_exports:
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 81322728ce..3e7ac6e987 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -497,6 +497,21 @@ dependencies:
         packages:
           - pytest
           - pytest-cov
+    specific:
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+        matrices:
+          - matrix:
+              dependencies: "oldest"
+              cuda: "12.*"
+            packages:
+              - cuda-bindings==12.9.2
+          - matrix:
+              dependencies: "oldest"
+              cuda: "13.*"
+            packages:
+              - cuda-bindings==13.0.1
+          - matrix:
+            packages:
   test_pylibraft:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
@@ -510,11 +525,11 @@ dependencies:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
             packages:
-              - cuda-python>=12.9.2,<13.0
+              - cuda-bindings>=12.9.2,<13.0
           # fallback to CUDA 13 versions if 'cuda' is '13.*' or not provided
           - matrix:
             packages:
-              - cuda-python>=13.0.1,<14.0
+              - cuda-bindings>=13.0.1,<14.0
   depends_on_distributed_ucxx:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
diff --git a/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml b/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml
index ba6b895753..675221e4d5 100644
--- a/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ authors = [
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
-    "cuda-python>=13.0.1,<14.0",
+    "cuda-bindings>=13.0.1,<14.0",
     "libraft==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "numpy>=2.0,<3.0",
     "rmm==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ regex = "(?P<value>.*)"
 build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
 requires = [
     "cmake>=4.0",
-    "cuda-python>=13.0.1,<14.0",
+    "cuda-bindings>=13.0.1,<14.0",
     "cython>=3.2.2",
     "libraft==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "librmm==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",