diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
index cfcbde71b01..3d3d4f15d05 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ dependencies:
 - c-compiler
 - cachetools
 - cmake>=3.26.4
+- cramjam
 - cubinlinker
 - cuda-nvtx=11.8
 - cuda-python>=11.7.1,<12.0a0
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-120_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-120_arch-x86_64.yaml
index db19d658b0d..4f39424bbc6 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-120_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-120_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ dependencies:
 - c-compiler
 - cachetools
 - cmake>=3.26.4
+- cramjam
 - cuda-cudart-dev
 - cuda-gdb
 - cuda-nvcc
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 1f2b42c49c4..cb9ef7a468c 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
+          - cramjam
           - fastavro>=0.22.9
           - hypothesis
           - mimesis>=4.1.0
diff --git a/python/cudf/pyproject.toml b/python/cudf/pyproject.toml
index 90759074750..cc8a67c389f 100644
--- a/python/cudf/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cudf/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ classifiers = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
+    "cramjam",
     "fastavro>=0.22.9",
     "hypothesis",
     "mimesis>=4.1.0",