diff --git a/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml b/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml
index 2e32dc1578..4290028b75 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ runs:
           conda install -y -q cuda-toolkit -c "nvidia/label/cuda-12.4.0"
         # and CUDA from RAFT channel for RAFT builds
         elif [ "${{ inputs.raft }}" = "ON" ]; then
-          conda install -y -q libraft=24.06 cuda-version=12.4 cuda-toolkit -c rapidsai -c "nvidia/label/cuda-12.4.0" -c conda-forge
+          conda install -y -q numpy=1.26.4 libraft=24.06 cuda-version=12.4 cuda-toolkit -c rapidsai -c "nvidia/label/cuda-12.4.0" -c conda-forge
         fi
 
         # install test packages