diff --git a/.github/ops-bot.yaml b/.github/ops-bot.yaml
index 9a0b415503..2ed5231aef 100644
--- a/.github/ops-bot.yaml
+++ b/.github/ops-bot.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ branch_checker: true
 label_checker: true
 release_drafter: true
 recently_updated: true
+forward_merger: true
diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index b079f80e14..1dc6966bd9 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -58,15 +58,6 @@ sed_runner 's/PROJECT_NUMBER         = .*/PROJECT_NUMBER         = '${NEXT_FULL_
 sed_runner 's/version = .*/version = '"'${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}'"'/g' docs/source/conf.py
 sed_runner 's/release = .*/release = '"'${NEXT_FULL_TAG}'"'/g' docs/source/conf.py
 
-DEPENDENCIES=(
-  cudf
-)
-for DEP in "${DEPENDENCIES[@]}"; do
-  for FILE in dependencies.yaml conda/environments/*.yaml; do
-    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*/g" "${FILE}"
-  done
-done
-
 # CI files
 for FILE in .github/workflows/*.yaml; do
   sed_runner "/shared-workflows/ s/@.*/@branch-${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}/g" "${FILE}"
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 02fd2f86b2..a6cf11b3cb 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ dependencies:
 - cuda-python>=11.7.1,<12.0a0
 - cuda-version=11.8
 - cudatoolkit
-- cudf==24.4.*
 - cupy>=12.0.0
 - cxx-compiler
 - cython>=3.0.0
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ dependencies:
 - numpy>=1.21
 - numpydoc
 - nvcc_linux-64=11.8
-- nvcomp==3.0.5
+- nvcomp==3.0.6
 - packaging
 - pre-commit
 - pytest
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 76644acdf9..bdda38edbb 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ dependencies:
 - cuda-nvcc
 - cuda-python>=12.0,<13.0a0
 - cuda-version=12.2
-- cudf==24.4.*
 - cupy>=12.0.0
 - cxx-compiler
 - cython>=3.0.0
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies:
 - numcodecs <0.12.0
 - numpy>=1.21
 - numpydoc
-- nvcomp==3.0.5
+- nvcomp==3.0.6
 - packaging
 - pre-commit
 - pytest
diff --git a/conda/recipes/kvikio/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda/recipes/kvikio/conda_build_config.yaml
index 9015a36d29..d7ca022e19 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/kvikio/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/kvikio/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ cmake_version:
   - ">=3.26.4"
 
 nvcomp_version:
-  - "=3.0.5"
+  - "=3.0.6"
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index fa1af48210..1013d86517 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ files:
       - cuda_version
       - depends_on_cupy
       - docs
-      - notebooks
       - py_version
       - run
       - test_python
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
-          - nvcomp==3.0.5
+          - nvcomp==3.0.6
     specific:
       - output_types: conda
         matrices:
@@ -261,8 +260,9 @@ dependencies:
           - matrix: # All CUDA 11 versions
             packages:
               - cuda-python>=11.7.1,<12.0a0
-  notebooks:
+  test_python_legate:
     common:
-      - output_types: conda
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
-          - cudf==24.4.*
+          - *dask
+          - distributed>=2022.05.2