diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a2fe8aa57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+24.04.00
diff --git a/ci/build_docs.sh b/ci/build_docs.sh
index d84ff81fb3..865bf1bded 100755
--- a/ci/build_docs.sh
+++ b/ci/build_docs.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ rapids-mamba-retry install \
   --channel "${PYTHON_CHANNEL}" \
   kvikio libkvikio
 
-export RAPIDS_VERSION_NUMBER="24.04"
+export RAPIDS_VERSION="$(rapids-version)"
+export RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR="$(rapids-version-major-minor)"
+export RAPIDS_VERSION_NUMBER="$RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR"
 export RAPIDS_DOCS_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
 
 rapids-logger "Build CPP docs"
diff --git a/ci/check_style.sh b/ci/check_style.sh
index f073ff969b..cafb0a06c9 100755
--- a/ci/check_style.sh
+++ b/ci/check_style.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2020-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ rapids-dependency-file-generator \
 rapids-mamba-retry env create --force -f env.yaml -n checks
 conda activate checks
 
-FORMAT_FILE_URL=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapidsai/rapids-cmake/branch-23.04/cmake-format-rapids-cmake.json
+RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR="$(rapids-version-major-minor)"
+
+FORMAT_FILE_URL=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapidsai/rapids-cmake/branch-${RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}/cmake-format-rapids-cmake.json
 export RAPIDS_CMAKE_FORMAT_FILE=/tmp/rapids_cmake_ci/cmake-formats-rapids-cmake.json
 mkdir -p $(dirname ${RAPIDS_CMAKE_FORMAT_FILE})
 wget -O ${RAPIDS_CMAKE_FORMAT_FILE} ${FORMAT_FILE_URL}
diff --git a/ci/checks/style.sh b/ci/checks/style.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 53f4e6baf3..0000000000
--- a/ci/checks/style.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2022-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
-#######################
-# kvikio Style Tester #
-#######################
-
-PATH=/conda/bin:$PATH
-
-# Activate common conda env
-. /opt/conda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
-conda activate rapids
-
-FORMAT_FILE_URL=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapidsai/rapids-cmake/branch-24.04/cmake-format-rapids-cmake.json
-export RAPIDS_CMAKE_FORMAT_FILE=/tmp/rapids_cmake_ci/cmake-formats-rapids-cmake.json
-mkdir -p $(dirname ${RAPIDS_CMAKE_FORMAT_FILE})
-wget -O ${RAPIDS_CMAKE_FORMAT_FILE} ${FORMAT_FILE_URL}
-
-# Run pre-commit checks
-pre-commit run --hook-stage manual --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index 1dc6966bd9..d094873da9 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -33,36 +33,13 @@ function sed_runner() {
     sed -i.bak ''"$1"'' $2 && rm -f ${2}.bak
 }
 
-# cpp update
-sed_runner "/project(/,/)/s/VERSION.*/VERSION ${NEXT_FULL_TAG}/" cpp/CMakeLists.txt
-
-# Python CMakeLists updates
-sed_runner 's/set(kvikio_version.*)/set(kvikio_version '${NEXT_FULL_TAG}')/g' python/CMakeLists.txt
-
-# Python __init__.py updates
-sed_runner "s/__version__ = .*/__version__ = \"${NEXT_FULL_TAG}\"/g" python/kvikio/__init__.py
-
-# Python pyproject.toml updates
-sed_runner "s/^version = .*/version = \"${NEXT_FULL_TAG}\"/g" python/pyproject.toml
-
-# rapids-cmake version
-sed_runner 's/'"branch-.*\/RAPIDS.cmake"'/'"branch-${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}\/RAPIDS.cmake"'/g' cpp/cmake/fetch_rapids.cmake
-
-# cmake-format rapids-cmake definitions
-sed_runner 's/'"branch-.*\/cmake-format-rapids-cmake.json"'/'"branch-${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}\/cmake-format-rapids-cmake.json"'/g' ci/checks/style.sh
-
-# doxyfile update
-sed_runner 's/PROJECT_NUMBER         = .*/PROJECT_NUMBER         = '${NEXT_FULL_TAG}'/g' cpp/doxygen/Doxyfile
-
-# sphinx docs update
-sed_runner 's/version = .*/version = '"'${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}'"'/g' docs/source/conf.py
-sed_runner 's/release = .*/release = '"'${NEXT_FULL_TAG}'"'/g' docs/source/conf.py
+# Centralized version file update
+echo "${NEXT_FULL_TAG}" > VERSION
 
 # CI files
 for FILE in .github/workflows/*.yaml; do
   sed_runner "/shared-workflows/ s/@.*/@branch-${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}/g" "${FILE}"
 done
-sed_runner "s/RAPIDS_VERSION_NUMBER=\".*/RAPIDS_VERSION_NUMBER=\"${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}\"/g" ci/build_docs.sh
 
 # .devcontainer files
 find .devcontainer/ -type f -name devcontainer.json -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' filename; do
diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 94b06b8021..5bbfb586b6 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26.4 FATAL_ERROR)
 
-include(cmake/fetch_rapids.cmake)
+include(cmake/rapids_config.cmake)
 include(rapids-cmake)
 include(rapids-cpm)
 include(rapids-export)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ include(rapids-find)
 
 project(
   KvikIO
-  VERSION 24.04.00
+  VERSION "${RAPIDS_VERSION}"
   LANGUAGES CXX
 )
 
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/fetch_rapids.cmake b/cpp/cmake/fetch_rapids.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 1924369b9c..0000000000
--- a/cpp/cmake/fetch_rapids.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# =============================================================================
-# Copyright (c) 2018-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
-# in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
-# is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
-# or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
-# the License.
-# =============================================================================
-if(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KVIKIO_RAPIDS.cmake)
-  file(DOWNLOAD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapidsai/rapids-cmake/branch-24.04/RAPIDS.cmake
-       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KVIKIO_RAPIDS.cmake
-  )
-endif()
-include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KVIKIO_RAPIDS.cmake)
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/rapids_config.cmake b/cpp/cmake/rapids_config.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3a6a0ef13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/cmake/rapids_config.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# =============================================================================
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
+# in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
+# is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
+# or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+# the License.
+# =============================================================================
+file(READ "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../VERSION" _rapids_version)
+if(_rapids_version MATCHES [[^([0-9][0-9])\.([0-9][0-9])\.([0-9][0-9])]])
+  set(RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
+  set(RAPIDS_VERSION_MINOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_2}")
+  set(RAPIDS_VERSION_PATCH "${CMAKE_MATCH_3}")
+  set(RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR "${RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR}.${RAPIDS_VERSION_MINOR}")
+  set(RAPIDS_VERSION "${RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR}.${RAPIDS_VERSION_MINOR}.${RAPIDS_VERSION_PATCH}")
+else()
+  string(REPLACE "\n" "\n  " _rapids_version_formatted "  ${_rapids_version}")
+  message(
+    FATAL_ERROR
+      "Could not determine RAPIDS version. Contents of VERSION file:\n${_rapids_version_formatted}"
+  )
+endif()
+
+if(NOT EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KVIKIO_RAPIDS-${RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}.cmake")
+  file(
+    DOWNLOAD
+    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapidsai/rapids-cmake/branch-${RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}/RAPIDS.cmake"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KVIKIO_RAPIDS-${RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}.cmake"
+  )
+endif()
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/KVIKIO_RAPIDS-${RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR}.cmake")
diff --git a/cpp/doxygen/Doxyfile b/cpp/doxygen/Doxyfile
index 0775846e26..67dc264246 100644
--- a/cpp/doxygen/Doxyfile
+++ b/cpp/doxygen/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "libkvikio"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 24.04.00
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = $(RAPIDS_VERSION)
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 1d4fbda577..089a8033f6 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
 # See file LICENSE for terms.
 #
 # Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder.
@@ -17,16 +17,21 @@
 # import sys
 # sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
+from packaging.version import Version
+
+import kvikio
+
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = "kvikio"
 copyright = "2023, NVIDIA"
 author = "NVIDIA"
 
+KVIKIO_VERSION = Version(kvikio.__version__)
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '24.04'
+version = f"{KVIKIO_VERSION.major:02}.{KVIKIO_VERSION.minor:02}"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '24.04.00'
+release = f"{KVIKIO_VERSION.major:02}.{KVIKIO_VERSION.minor:02}.{KVIKIO_VERSION.micro:02}"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index be6f8c7319..039daf7ce9 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # =============================================================================
-# Copyright (c) 2022-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 # in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.26.4 FATAL_ERROR)
 
-set(kvikio_version 24.04.00)
-
-include(../cpp/cmake/fetch_rapids.cmake)
+include(../cpp/cmake/rapids_config.cmake)
 include(rapids-cpm)
 rapids_cpm_init()
 include(rapids-cuda)
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ rapids_cuda_init_architectures(kvikio-python)
 
 project(
   kvikio-python
-  VERSION ${kvikio_version}
+  VERSION "${RAPIDS_VERSION}"
   LANGUAGES CXX CUDA
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ option(FIND_KVIKIO_CPP
 include(../cpp/cmake/Modules/FindcuFile.cmake)
 
 if(FIND_KVIKIO_CPP)
-  find_package(KvikIO ${kvikio_version})
+  find_package(KvikIO "${RAPIDS_VERSION}")
 else()
   set(KvikIO_FOUND OFF)
 endif()
diff --git a/python/kvikio/VERSION b/python/kvikio/VERSION
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..558194c5a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/kvikio/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../VERSION
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/kvikio/__init__.py b/python/kvikio/__init__.py
index b16415b235..5186df50f8 100644
--- a/python/kvikio/__init__.py
+++ b/python/kvikio/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
 # See file LICENSE for terms.
 
 from ._lib import libkvikio  # type: ignore
+from ._version import __version__  # noqa: F401
 from .cufile import CuFile  # noqa: F401
 
-__version__ = "24.04.00"
-
 
 def memory_register(buf) -> None:
     return libkvikio.memory_register(buf)
diff --git a/python/kvikio/_version.py b/python/kvikio/_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82fc478d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/kvikio/_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import importlib.resources
+
+__version__ = (
+    importlib.resources.files("kvikio").joinpath("VERSION").read_text().strip()
+)
+__git_commit__ = ""
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 5a4644c1d3..ee49b103ba 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ requires = [
 
 [project]
 name = "kvikio"
-version = "24.04.00"
+dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "KvikIO - GPUDirect Storage"
 readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 authors = [
@@ -117,3 +117,8 @@ ninja.make-fallback = true
 sdist.exclude = ["*tests*"]
 sdist.reproducible = true
 wheel.packages = ["kvikio"]
+
+[tool.scikit-build.metadata.version]
+provider = "scikit_build_core.metadata.regex"
+input = "kvikio/VERSION"
+regex = "(?P<value>.*)"