diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 9a7cee2821..d338414686 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ dependencies:
 - pytest-cov
 - recommonmark
 - rmm==23.8.*
-- scikit-build>=0.13.1,<0.17.2
+- scikit-build>=0.13.1
 - scikit-learn
 - scipy
 - sphinx-copybutton
diff --git a/conda/environments/bench_ann_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/bench_ann_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 3ea560025e..2013c16fa4 100644
--- a/conda/environments/bench_ann_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/bench_ann_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ dependencies:
 - nccl>=2.9.9
 - ninja
 - nlohmann_json>=3.11.2
-- scikit-build>=0.13.1,<0.17.2
+- scikit-build>=0.13.1
 - sysroot_linux-64==2.17
 name: bench_ann_cuda-118_arch-x86_64
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index b81710b5f8..feb011a442 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ dependencies:
           - cmake>=3.23.1,!=3.25.0
           - cython>=0.29,<0.30
           - ninja
-          - scikit-build>=0.13.1,<0.17.2
+          - scikit-build>=0.13.1
       - output_types: [conda]
         packages:
           - c-compiler
diff --git a/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml b/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml
index c344128e6a..ef71065ff4 100644
--- a/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pylibraft/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ requires = [
     "cython>=0.29,<0.30",
     "ninja",
     "rmm==23.8.*",
-    "scikit-build>=0.13.1,<0.17.2",
+    "scikit-build>=0.13.1",
     "setuptools",
     "wheel",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
diff --git a/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml b/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml
index d2fe9b3667..f75d38faa1 100644
--- a/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/raft-dask/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ requires = [
     "cmake>=3.23.1,!=3.25.0",
     "cython>=0.29,<0.30",
     "ninja",
-    "scikit-build>=0.13.1,<0.17.2",
+    "scikit-build>=0.13.1",
     "setuptools",
     "wheel",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.