diff --git a/ci/cpu/build.sh b/ci/cpu/build.sh
index d11e817696..3d9ce6e221 100644
--- a/ci/cpu/build.sh
+++ b/ci/cpu/build.sh
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ export CONDA_BLD_DIR="$WORKSPACE/.conda-bld"
 # Switch to project root; also root of repo checkout
 cd "$WORKSPACE"
 
-# If nightly build, append current YYMMDD to version
-if [[ "$BUILD_MODE" = "branch" && "$SOURCE_BRANCH" = branch-* ]] ; then
-  export VERSION_SUFFIX=`date +%y%m%d`
-fi
+export RAPIDS_DATE_STRING=$(date +%y%m%d)
 
 ################################################################################
 # SETUP - Check environment
diff --git a/ci/gpu/build.sh b/ci/gpu/build.sh
index 70c9c34352..673b050616 100644
--- a/ci/gpu/build.sh
+++ b/ci/gpu/build.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG=`git describe --tags`
 export MINOR_VERSION=`echo $GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG | grep -o -E '([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)'`
 unset GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG
 
+export RAPIDS_DATE_STRING=$(date +%y%m%d)
+
 ################################################################################
 # SETUP - Check environment
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
index d138bff435..239a5b6d83 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
-{% set version = environ.get('GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG', '0.0.0.dev').lstrip('v') + environ.get('VERSION_SUFFIX', '') %}
+{% set version = environ.get('GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG', '0.0.0.dev').lstrip('v') %}
 {% set py_version = environ.get('CONDA_PY', 36) %}
 {% set cuda_version = '.'.join(environ.get('CUDA', '11.5').split('.')[:2]) %}
 {% set cuda_major = cuda_version.split('.')[0] %}
+{% set date_string = environ['RAPIDS_DATE_STRING'] %}
 
 package:
   name: kvikio
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ source:
 
 build:
   number: {{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
-  string: cuda_{{ cuda_major }}_py{{ py_version }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_HASH }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
+  string: cuda_{{ cuda_major }}_py{{ py_version }}_{{ date_string }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_HASH }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
   script_env:
     - VERSION_SUFFIX
     - PARALLEL_LEVEL
diff --git a/conda/recipes/libkvikio/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/libkvikio/meta.yaml
index 77696df2d7..d5290d8a9a 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/libkvikio/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/libkvikio/meta.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
-{% set version = environ.get('GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG', '0.0.0.dev').lstrip('v') + environ.get('VERSION_SUFFIX', '') %}
+{% set version = environ.get('GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG', '0.0.0.dev').lstrip('v') %}
 {% set cuda_version='.'.join(environ.get('CUDA', '11.5').split('.')[:2]) %}
 {% set cuda_major=cuda_version.split('.')[0] %}
+{% set date_string = environ['RAPIDS_DATE_STRING'] %}
 
 package:
   name: libkvikio
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ source:
 
 build:
   number: {{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
-  string: cuda{{ cuda_major }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_HASH }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
+  string: cuda{{ cuda_major }}_{{ date_string }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_HASH }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
   script_env:
     - PARALLEL_LEVEL
     - VERSION_SUFFIX