diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ecbaceb20f..0fa9b12409 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ repos:
                 args: ["--toml", "pyproject.toml"]
                 exclude: (?x)^(^CHANGELOG.md$)
       - repo: https://github.com/rapidsai/dependency-file-generator
-        rev: v1.13.9
+        rev: v1.13.11
         hooks:
             - id: rapids-dependency-file-generator
               args: ["--clean"]
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a4da6197e..e0599dae8a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,82 @@
+# raft 24.06.00 (5 Jun 2024)
+
+## 🚨 Breaking Changes
+
+- Rename raft-ann-bench module to raft_ann_bench ([#2333](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2333)) [@KyleFromNVIDIA](https://github.com/KyleFromNVIDIA)
+- Scaling workspace resources ([#2322](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2322)) [@achirkin](https://github.com/achirkin)
+- [REVIEW] Adjust UCX dependencies ([#2304](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2304)) [@pentschev](https://github.com/pentschev)
+- Convert device_memory_resource* to device_async_resource_ref ([#2269](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2269)) [@harrism](https://github.com/harrism)
+
+## 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix import of VERSION file in raft-ann-bench ([#2338](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2338)) [@KyleFromNVIDIA](https://github.com/KyleFromNVIDIA)
+- Rename raft-ann-bench module to raft_ann_bench ([#2333](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2333)) [@KyleFromNVIDIA](https://github.com/KyleFromNVIDIA)
+- Support building faiss main statically ([#2323](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2323)) [@robertmaynard](https://github.com/robertmaynard)
+- Refactor spectral scale_obs to use existing normalization function ([#2319](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2319)) [@ChuckHastings](https://github.com/ChuckHastings)
+- Correct initializer list order found by cuvs ([#2317](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2317)) [@robertmaynard](https://github.com/robertmaynard)
+- ANN_BENCH: enable move semantics for configured_raft_resources ([#2311](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2311)) [@achirkin](https://github.com/achirkin)
+- Revert "Build C++ wheel ([#2264)" (#2305](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2264)" (#2305)) [@vyasr](https://github.com/vyasr)
+- Revert "Add `compile-library` by default on pylibraft build" ([#2300](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2300)) [@vyasr](https://github.com/vyasr)
+- Add VERSION to raft-ann-bench package ([#2299](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2299)) [@KyleFromNVIDIA](https://github.com/KyleFromNVIDIA)
+- Remove nonexistent job from workflow ([#2298](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2298)) [@vyasr](https://github.com/vyasr)
+- `libucx` should be run dependency of `raft-dask` ([#2296](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2296)) [@divyegala](https://github.com/divyegala)
+- Fix clang intrinsic warning ([#2292](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2292)) [@aaronmondal](https://github.com/aaronmondal)
+- Replace too long index file name with hash in ANN bench ([#2280](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2280)) [@tfeher](https://github.com/tfeher)
+- Fix build command for C++ compilation ([#2270](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2270)) [@lowener](https://github.com/lowener)
+- Fix a compilation error in CAGRA when enabling log output ([#2262](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2262)) [@enp1s0](https://github.com/enp1s0)
+- Correct member initialization order ([#2254](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2254)) [@robertmaynard](https://github.com/robertmaynard)
+- Fix time computation in CAGRA notebook ([#2231](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2231)) [@lowener](https://github.com/lowener)
+
+## 📖 Documentation
+
+- Fix citation info ([#2318](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2318)) [@enp1s0](https://github.com/enp1s0)
+
+## 🚀 New Features
+
+- Scaling workspace resources ([#2322](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2322)) [@achirkin](https://github.com/achirkin)
+- ANN_BENCH: AnnGPU::uses_stream() for optional algo GPU sync ([#2314](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2314)) [@achirkin](https://github.com/achirkin)
+- [FEA] Split Bitset code ([#2295](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2295)) [@lowener](https://github.com/lowener)
+- [FEA] support of prefiltered brute force ([#2294](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2294)) [@rhdong](https://github.com/rhdong)
+- Always use a static gtest and gbench ([#2265](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2265)) [@robertmaynard](https://github.com/robertmaynard)
+- Build C++ wheel ([#2264](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2264)) [@vyasr](https://github.com/vyasr)
+- InnerProduct Distance Metric for CAGRA search ([#2260](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2260)) [@tarang-jain](https://github.com/tarang-jain)
+- [FEA] Add support for `select_k` on CSR matrix ([#2140](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2140)) [@rhdong](https://github.com/rhdong)
+
+## 🛠️ Improvements
+
+- ANN_BENCH: common AnnBase::index_type ([#2315](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2315)) [@achirkin](https://github.com/achirkin)
+- ANN_BENCH: split instances of RaftCagra into multiple files ([#2313](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2313)) [@achirkin](https://github.com/achirkin)
+- ANN_BENCH: a global pool of result buffers across benchmark cases ([#2312](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2312)) [@achirkin](https://github.com/achirkin)
+- Remove the shared state and the mutex from NVTX internals ([#2310](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2310)) [@achirkin](https://github.com/achirkin)
+- docs: update README.md ([#2308](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2308)) [@eltociear](https://github.com/eltociear)
+- [REVIEW] Reenable raft-dask wheel tests requiring UCX-Py ([#2307](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2307)) [@pentschev](https://github.com/pentschev)
+- [REVIEW] Adjust UCX dependencies ([#2304](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2304)) [@pentschev](https://github.com/pentschev)
+- Overhaul ops-codeowners ([#2303](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2303)) [@raydouglass](https://github.com/raydouglass)
+- Make thrust nosync execution policy the default thrust policy ([#2302](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2302)) [@abc99lr](https://github.com/abc99lr)
+- InnerProduct testing for CAGRA+HNSW ([#2297](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2297)) [@divyegala](https://github.com/divyegala)
+- Enable warnings as errors for Python tests ([#2288](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2288)) [@mroeschke](https://github.com/mroeschke)
+- Normalize dataset vectors in the CAGRA InnerProduct tests ([#2287](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2287)) [@enp1s0](https://github.com/enp1s0)
+- Use dynamic version for raft-ann-bench ([#2285](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2285)) [@KyleFromNVIDIA](https://github.com/KyleFromNVIDIA)
+- Make 'librmm' a 'host' dependency for conda packages ([#2284](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2284)) [@jameslamb](https://github.com/jameslamb)
+- Fix comments in cpp/include/raft/neighbors/cagra_serialize.cuh ([#2283](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2283)) [@jiangyinzuo](https://github.com/jiangyinzuo)
+- Only use functions in the limited API ([#2282](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2282)) [@vyasr](https://github.com/vyasr)
+- define 'ucx' pytest marker ([#2281](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2281)) [@jameslamb](https://github.com/jameslamb)
+- Migrate to `{{ stdlib("c") }}` ([#2278](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2278)) [@hcho3](https://github.com/hcho3)
+- add --rm and --name to devcontainer run args ([#2275](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2275)) [@trxcllnt](https://github.com/trxcllnt)
+- Update pip devcontainers to UCX v1.15.0 ([#2274](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2274)) [@trxcllnt](https://github.com/trxcllnt)
+- `#ifdef` out pragma deprecation warning messages ([#2271](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2271)) [@trxcllnt](https://github.com/trxcllnt)
+- Convert device_memory_resource* to device_async_resource_ref ([#2269](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2269)) [@harrism](https://github.com/harrism)
+- Update the developer's guide with new copyright hook ([#2266](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2266)) [@KyleFromNVIDIA](https://github.com/KyleFromNVIDIA)
+- Improve coalesced reduction performance for tall and thin matrices (up to 2.6x faster) ([#2259](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2259)) [@Nyrio](https://github.com/Nyrio)
+- Adds missing files to `update-version.sh` ([#2255](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2255)) [@AyodeAwe](https://github.com/AyodeAwe)
+- Enable all tests for `arm64` jobs ([#2248](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2248)) [@galipremsagar](https://github.com/galipremsagar)
+- Update nvtx3 link in cmake ([#2246](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2246)) [@lowener](https://github.com/lowener)
+- Add CAGRA-Q subspace dim = 4 support ([#2244](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2244)) [@enp1s0](https://github.com/enp1s0)
+- Get rid of `cuco::sentinel` namespace ([#2243](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2243)) [@PointKernel](https://github.com/PointKernel)
+- Replace usages of raw `get_upstream` with `get_upstream_resource()` ([#2207](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2207)) [@miscco](https://github.com/miscco)
+- Set the import mode for dask tests ([#2142](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/2142)) [@vyasr](https://github.com/vyasr)
+- Add UCXX support ([#1983](https://github.com/rapidsai/raft/pull/1983)) [@pentschev](https://github.com/pentschev)
+
 # raft 24.04.00 (10 Apr 2024)
 
 ## 🐛 Bug Fixes
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 289c3922ef..a77dd188f4 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -496,18 +496,18 @@ fi
 # Build and (optionally) install the pylibraft Python package
 if (( ${NUMARGS} == 0 )) || hasArg pylibraft; then
     SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS="${SKBUILD_EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS}" \
-        python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps --config-setting rapidsai.disable-cuda=true ${REPODIR}/python/pylibraft
+        python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps --config-settings rapidsai.disable-cuda=true ${REPODIR}/python/pylibraft
 fi
 
 # Build and (optionally) install the raft-dask Python package
 if (( ${NUMARGS} == 0 )) || hasArg raft-dask; then
     SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS="${SKBUILD_EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS}" \
-        python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps --config-setting rapidsai.disable-cuda=true ${REPODIR}/python/raft-dask
+        python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps --config-settings rapidsai.disable-cuda=true ${REPODIR}/python/raft-dask
 fi
 
 # Build and (optionally) install the raft-ann-bench Python package
 if (( ${NUMARGS} == 0 )) || hasArg bench-ann; then
-    python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps --config-setting rapidsai.disable-cuda=true ${REPODIR}/python/raft-ann-bench -vvv
+    python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps --config-settings rapidsai.disable-cuda=true ${REPODIR}/python/raft-ann-bench -vvv
 fi
 
 if hasArg docs; then
diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index 9554a7dde8..194ad9a07b 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@ DEPENDENCIES=(
 )
 for FILE in dependencies.yaml conda/environments/*.yaml; do
   for DEP in "${DEPENDENCIES[@]}"; do
-    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
+    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" ${FILE};
   done
-  sed_runner "/-.* ucx-py==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
-  sed_runner "/-.* ucx-py-cu11==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
-  sed_runner "/-.* ucx-py-cu12==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
-  sed_runner "/-.* libucxx==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
-  sed_runner "/-.* distributed-ucxx==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
-  sed_runner "/-.* distributed-ucxx-cu11==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
-  sed_runner "/-.* distributed-ucxx-cu12==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*/g" ${FILE};
+  sed_runner "/-.* ucx-py==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" ${FILE};
+  sed_runner "/-.* ucx-py-cu11==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" ${FILE};
+  sed_runner "/-.* ucx-py-cu12==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" ${FILE};
+  sed_runner "/-.* libucxx==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" ${FILE};
+  sed_runner "/-.* distributed-ucxx==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" ${FILE};
+  sed_runner "/-.* distributed-ucxx-cu11==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" ${FILE};
+  sed_runner "/-.* distributed-ucxx-cu12==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}\.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" ${FILE};
 done
 for FILE in python/*/pyproject.toml; do
   for DEP in "${DEPENDENCIES[@]}"; do
-    sed_runner "/\"${DEP}==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*\"/g" ${FILE}
+    sed_runner "/\"${DEP}==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*,>=0.0.0a0\"/g" ${FILE}
   done
-  sed_runner "/\"ucx-py==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*\"/g" ${FILE}
+  sed_runner "/\"ucx-py==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*,>=0.0.0a0\"/g" ${FILE}
 done
 
 sed_runner "/^ucx_py_version:$/ {n;s/.*/  - \"${NEXT_UCX_PY_VERSION}\"/}" conda/recipes/raft-dask/conda_build_config.yaml
diff --git a/ci/test_wheel_raft_dask.sh b/ci/test_wheel_raft_dask.sh
index bd531e7e85..9b1187592d 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel_raft_dask.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel_raft_dask.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME="raft_dask_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}" rapids-download-wheels
 RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME="pylibraft_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}" rapids-download-wheels-from-s3 ./local-pylibraft-dep
 python -m pip install --no-deps ./local-pylibraft-dep/pylibraft*.whl
 
-python -m pip install "raft_dask-${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}[test]>=0.0.0a0" --find-links dist/
+# echo to expand wildcard before adding `[extra]` requires for pip
+python -m pip install -v "$(echo ./dist/raft_dask_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}*.whl)[test]"
 
 test_dir="python/raft-dask/raft_dask/test"
 
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 2fad2e103d..0ea75b58c8 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies:
 - cxx-compiler
 - cython>=3.0.0
 - dask-cuda==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
-- distributed-ucxx==0.39.*
+- distributed-ucxx==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - doxygen>=1.8.20
 - gcc_linux-aarch64=11.*
 - graphviz
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
 - nvcc_linux-aarch64=11.8
 - pre-commit
 - pydata-sphinx-theme
+- pylibraft==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - pytest-cov
 - pytest==7.*
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
@@ -56,5 +57,5 @@ dependencies:
 - sphinx-copybutton
 - sphinx-markdown-tables
 - sysroot_linux-aarch64==2.17
-- ucx-py==0.39.*
+- ucx-py==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
 name: all_cuda-118_arch-aarch64
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
index b141ebd7e0..5497c2a7c2 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies:
 - cxx-compiler
 - cython>=3.0.0
 - dask-cuda==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
-- distributed-ucxx==0.39.*
+- distributed-ucxx==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - doxygen>=1.8.20
 - gcc_linux-64=11.*
 - graphviz
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
 - nvcc_linux-64=11.8
 - pre-commit
 - pydata-sphinx-theme
+- pylibraft==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - pytest-cov
 - pytest==7.*
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
@@ -56,5 +57,5 @@ dependencies:
 - sphinx-copybutton
 - sphinx-markdown-tables
 - sysroot_linux-64==2.17
-- ucx-py==0.39.*
+- ucx-py==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
 name: all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 9333930e01..632ff471b4 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies:
 - cxx-compiler
 - cython>=3.0.0
 - dask-cuda==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
-- distributed-ucxx==0.39.*
+- distributed-ucxx==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - doxygen>=1.8.20
 - gcc_linux-aarch64=11.*
 - graphviz
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ dependencies:
 - numpydoc
 - pre-commit
 - pydata-sphinx-theme
+- pylibraft==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - pytest-cov
 - pytest==7.*
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
@@ -52,5 +53,5 @@ dependencies:
 - sphinx-copybutton
 - sphinx-markdown-tables
 - sysroot_linux-aarch64==2.17
-- ucx-py==0.39.*
+- ucx-py==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
 name: all_cuda-122_arch-aarch64
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
index e209b5b046..a7d59b4a5f 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies:
 - cxx-compiler
 - cython>=3.0.0
 - dask-cuda==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
-- distributed-ucxx==0.39.*
+- distributed-ucxx==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - doxygen>=1.8.20
 - gcc_linux-64=11.*
 - graphviz
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ dependencies:
 - numpydoc
 - pre-commit
 - pydata-sphinx-theme
+- pylibraft==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - pytest-cov
 - pytest==7.*
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
@@ -52,5 +53,5 @@ dependencies:
 - sphinx-copybutton
 - sphinx-markdown-tables
 - sysroot_linux-64==2.17
-- ucx-py==0.39.*
+- ucx-py==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
 name: all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64
diff --git a/cpp/include/raft/util/reduction.cuh b/cpp/include/raft/util/reduction.cuh
index c0d3da7609..504f35fa0f 100644
--- a/cpp/include/raft/util/reduction.cuh
+++ b/cpp/include/raft/util/reduction.cuh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ DI T blockReduce(T val, char* smem, ReduceLambda reduce_op = raft::add_op{})
   val         = warpReduce(val, reduce_op);
   if (lid == 0) sTemp[wid] = val;
   __syncthreads();
-  val = lid < nWarps ? sTemp[lid] : T(0);
+  val = lid < nWarps ? sTemp[lid] : T();
   return warpReduce(val, reduce_op);
 }
 
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 363d2588e1..3d5de9bdc2 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -149,13 +149,14 @@ channels:
 dependencies:
   build:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
           - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
+      - output_types: [conda]
+        packages:
           - scikit-build-core>=0.7.0
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
-          - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
           - scikit-build-core[pyproject]>=0.7.0
   rapids_build:
     common:
@@ -475,13 +476,10 @@ dependencies:
           - numba>=0.57
           - *numpy
           - rapids-dask-dependency==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
-          - ucx-py==0.39.*
       - output_types: conda
-        packages:
-          - &ucx_py_conda ucx-py==0.39.*
-      - output_types: pyproject
         packages:
           - &pylibraft_conda pylibraft==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
+          - &ucx_py_conda ucx-py==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
       - output_types: requirements
         packages:
           # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
@@ -494,11 +492,11 @@ dependencies:
           - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
             packages:
               - &pylibraft_cu12 pylibraft-cu12==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
-              - &ucx_py_cu12 ucx-py-cu12==0.39.*
+              - &ucx_py_cu12 ucx-py-cu12==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
             packages:
               - &pylibraft_cu11 pylibraft-cu11==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
-              - &ucx_py_cu11 ucx-py-cu11==0.39.*
+              - &ucx_py_cu11 ucx-py-cu11==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*pylibraft_conda, *ucx_py_conda]}
   test_python_common:
     common:
@@ -518,7 +516,7 @@ dependencies:
         packages:
           # UCXX is not currently a hard-dependency thus only installed during tests,
           # this will change in the future.
-          - &distributed_ucxx_conda distributed-ucxx==0.39.*
+          - &distributed_ucxx_conda distributed-ucxx==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
       - output_types: requirements
         packages:
           # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
@@ -529,10 +527,10 @@ dependencies:
         matrices:
           - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
             packages:
-              - distributed-ucxx-cu12==0.39.*
+              - distributed-ucxx-cu12==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
             packages:
-              - distributed-ucxx-cu11==0.39.*
+              - distributed-ucxx-cu11==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*distributed_ucxx_conda]}
   depends_on_ucx_build:
     common:
diff --git a/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/test/test_version.py b/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/test/test_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d6c107bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/pylibraft/pylibraft/test/test_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+import pylibraft
+
+
+def test_version_constants_are_populated():
+    # __git_commit__ will only be non-empty in a built distribution
+    assert isinstance(pylibraft.__git_commit__, str)
+
+    # __version__ should always be non-empty
+    assert isinstance(pylibraft.__version__, str)
+    assert len(pylibraft.__version__) > 0
diff --git a/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml b/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml
index f3d5acacac..64bec455e4 100644
--- a/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ license = { text = "Apache 2.0" }
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
     "dask-cuda==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
-    "distributed-ucxx==0.39.*",
+    "distributed-ucxx==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "joblib>=0.11",
     "numba>=0.57",
     "numpy>=1.23,<2.0a0",
     "pylibraft==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "rapids-dask-dependency==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
-    "ucx-py==0.39.*",
+    "ucx-py==0.39.*,>=0.0.0a0",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
 classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
diff --git a/python/raft-dask/raft_dask/test/test_version.py b/python/raft-dask/raft_dask/test/test_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94ba33d051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/raft-dask/raft_dask/test/test_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+import raft_dask
+
+
+def test_version_constants_are_populated():
+    # __git_commit__ will only be non-empty in a built distribution
+    assert isinstance(raft_dask.__git_commit__, str)
+
+    # __version__ should always be non-empty
+    assert isinstance(raft_dask.__version__, str)
+    assert len(raft_dask.__version__) > 0