diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 911f0472432..82f09343f1e 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ dependencies:
 - pytorch<1.12.0
 - rmm==23.4.*
 - s3fs>=2022.3.0
-- scikit-build>=0.13.1
+- scikit-build>=0.13.1,<0.17.2
 - scipy
 - spdlog>=1.11.0,<1.12
 - sphinx
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 3e8a6b88ca1..abaf074435c 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
-          - scikit-build>=0.13.1
+          - scikit-build>=0.13.1,<0.17.2
           - rmm==23.4.*
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
diff --git a/python/cudf/pyproject.toml b/python/cudf/pyproject.toml
index 3b49c821eff..9db6c49f296 100644
--- a/python/cudf/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cudf/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ requires = [
     "protoc-wheel",
     "pyarrow==10.0.1.*",
     "rmm==23.4.*",
-    "scikit-build>=0.13.1",
+    "scikit-build>=0.13.1,<0.17.2",
     "setuptools",
     "wheel",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.