diff --git a/conda/recipes/cugraph-dgl/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/cugraph-dgl/meta.yaml
index 0affe456b73..d1cf6fcd9e9 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cugraph-dgl/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cugraph-dgl/meta.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ requirements:
   host:
     - python
     - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.1,<0.4.0.dev0
+    - setuptools>=61.0.0
   run:
     - cugraph ={{ version }}
     - dgl >=1.1.0.cu*
diff --git a/conda/recipes/cugraph-equivariant/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/cugraph-equivariant/meta.yaml
index 3b56c1d6b08..9dc9d51fa48 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cugraph-equivariant/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cugraph-equivariant/meta.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ requirements:
   host:
     - python
     - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.1,<0.4.0.dev0
+    - setuptools>=61.0.0
   run:
     - pylibcugraphops ={{ minor_version }}
     - python
diff --git a/conda/recipes/cugraph-pyg/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/cugraph-pyg/meta.yaml
index 9833a78d88b..2e1788ac0c6 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cugraph-pyg/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cugraph-pyg/meta.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ requirements:
   host:
     - cython >=3.0.0
     - python
-    - scikit-build-core >=0.7.0
     - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.1,<0.4.0.dev0
+    - setuptools>=61.0.0
   run:
     - rapids-dask-dependency ={{ minor_version }}
     - numba >=0.57
diff --git a/conda/recipes/cugraph-service/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/cugraph-service/meta.yaml
index 225f40fe2ec..c1027582c78 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cugraph-service/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cugraph-service/meta.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ outputs:
         - pip
         - python
         - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.1,<0.4.0.dev0
+        - setuptools>=61.0.0
       run:
         - python
         - thriftpy2 >=0.4.15,!=0.5.0,!=0.5.1
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ outputs:
       host:
         - pip
         - python
-        - setuptools
+        - setuptools>=61.0.0
         - wheel
         - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.1,<0.4.0.dev0
       run:
diff --git a/conda/recipes/nx-cugraph/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/nx-cugraph/meta.yaml
index 3b2d6067f9d..d67287be757 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/nx-cugraph/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/nx-cugraph/meta.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ requirements:
   host:
     - python
     - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.1,<0.4.0.dev0
+    - setuptools>=61.0.0
   run:
     - pylibcugraph ={{ version }}
     - networkx >=3.0