diff --git a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.2.yml b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.2.yml
index 1f15c04f35d..d417c0aea4e 100644
--- a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.2.yml
+++ b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.2.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ dependencies:
 - libraft-headers=22.10.*
 - pyraft=22.10.*
 - cuda-python>=11.5,<11.7.1
-- dask==2022.7.1
-- distributed==2022.7.1
+- dask>=2022.7.1
+- distributed>=2022.7.1
 - dask-cuda=22.10.*
 - dask-cudf=22.10.*
 - nccl>=2.9.9
diff --git a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.4.yml b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.4.yml
index 83d7873bfdb..a9d17be81ac 100644
--- a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.4.yml
+++ b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.4.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ dependencies:
 - libraft-headers=22.10.*
 - pyraft=22.10.*
 - cuda-python>=11.5,<11.7.1
-- dask==2022.7.1
-- distributed==2022.7.1
+- dask>=2022.7.1
+- distributed>=2022.7.1
 - dask-cuda=22.10.*
 - dask-cudf=22.10.*
 - nccl>=2.9.9
diff --git a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.5.yml b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.5.yml
index 93f03ae7ef1..8337e12e5f5 100644
--- a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.5.yml
+++ b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.5.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ dependencies:
 - libraft-headers=22.10.*
 - pyraft=22.10.*
 - cuda-python>=11.5,<11.7.1
-- dask==2022.7.1
-- distributed==2022.7.1
+- dask>=2022.7.1
+- distributed>=2022.7.1
 - dask-cuda=22.10.*
 - dask-cudf=22.10.*
 - nccl>=2.9.9
diff --git a/conda/recipes/cugraph/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/cugraph/meta.yaml
index f5a9b1598ac..846fdb5a792 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cugraph/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cugraph/meta.yaml
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ requirements:
     - cudf={{ minor_version }}
     - dask-cudf {{ minor_version }}
     - dask-cuda {{ minor_version }}
-    - dask==2022.7.1
-    - distributed==2022.7.1
+    - dask>=2022.7.1
+    - distributed>=2022.7.1
     - ucx-py {{ ucx_py_version }}
     - ucx-proc=*=gpu
     - {{ pin_compatible('cudatoolkit', max_pin='x', min_pin='x') }}