diff --git a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.2.yml b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.2.yml
index 35d3dc5bd36..01dbc05db12 100644
--- a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.2.yml
+++ b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.2.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ dependencies:
 - libraft-headers=22.06.*
 - pyraft=22.06.*
 - cuda-python>=11.5,<12.0
-- dask==2022.03.0
-- distributed==2022.03.0
+- dask>=2022.03.0
+- distributed>=2022.03.0
 - dask-cuda=22.06.*
 - dask-cudf=22.06.*
 - nccl>=2.9.9
diff --git a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.4.yml b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.4.yml
index e1f65a33992..d30d5f8cff9 100644
--- a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.4.yml
+++ b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.4.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ dependencies:
 - libraft-headers=22.06.*
 - pyraft=22.06.*
 - cuda-python>=11.5,<12.0
-- dask==2022.03.0
-- distributed==2022.03.0
+- dask>=2022.03.0
+- distributed>=2022.03.0
 - dask-cuda=22.06.*
 - dask-cudf=22.06.*
 - nccl>=2.9.9
diff --git a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.5.yml b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.5.yml
index 7a1add74dba..af6c05bf937 100644
--- a/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.5.yml
+++ b/conda/environments/cugraph_dev_cuda11.5.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ dependencies:
 - libraft-headers=22.06.*
 - pyraft=22.06.*
 - cuda-python>=11.5,<12.0
-- dask==2022.03.0
-- distributed==2022.03.0
+- dask>=2022.03.0
+- distributed>=2022.03.0
 - dask-cuda=22.06.*
 - dask-cudf=22.06.*
 - nccl>=2.9.9
diff --git a/conda/recipes/cugraph/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/cugraph/meta.yaml
index f3ec3d3d575..b16e65e519a 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cugraph/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cugraph/meta.yaml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ requirements:
     - cudf={{ minor_version }}
     - dask-cudf {{ minor_version }}
     - dask-cuda {{ minor_version }}
-    - dask==2022.03.0
-    - distributed==2022.03.0
+    - dask>=2022.03.0
+    - distributed>=2022.03.0
     - ucx-py {{ ucx_py_version }}
     - ucx-proc=*=gpu
     - {{ pin_compatible('cudatoolkit', max_pin='x', min_pin='x') }}