diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a972891958..3eee1147414 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ elseif(CMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES STREQUAL "")
   set(CUDF_BUILD_FOR_DETECTED_ARCHS TRUE)
 endif()
 
+file(DOWNLOAD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapidsai/rapids-cmake/branch-21.10/RAPIDS.cmake
+    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/RAPIDS.cmake)
+include(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/RAPIDS.cmake)
+
+include(rapids-cmake)
+include(rapids-cpm)
+include(rapids-cuda)
+include(rapids-export)
+include(rapids-find)
+
+
 project(CUDF VERSION 21.10.00 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 # Needed because GoogleBenchmark changes the state of FindThreads.cmake,