diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 2fad2e103d..efc8d7d838 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
 - nvcc_linux-aarch64=11.8
 - pre-commit
 - pydata-sphinx-theme
+- pylibraft==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - pytest-cov
 - pytest==7.*
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
index b141ebd7e0..34a77379e8 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
 - nvcc_linux-64=11.8
 - pre-commit
 - pydata-sphinx-theme
+- pylibraft==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - pytest-cov
 - pytest==7.*
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 9333930e01..2bc92e07b6 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ dependencies:
 - numpydoc
 - pre-commit
 - pydata-sphinx-theme
+- pylibraft==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - pytest-cov
 - pytest==7.*
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
index e209b5b046..f8597636ba 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ dependencies:
 - numpydoc
 - pre-commit
 - pydata-sphinx-theme
+- pylibraft==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - pytest-cov
 - pytest==7.*
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 363d2588e1..3f2c9bda86 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -477,11 +477,9 @@ dependencies:
           - rapids-dask-dependency==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - ucx-py==0.39.*
       - output_types: conda
-        packages:
-          - &ucx_py_conda ucx-py==0.39.*
-      - output_types: pyproject
         packages:
           - &pylibraft_conda pylibraft==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
+          - &ucx_py_conda ucx-py==0.39.*
       - output_types: requirements
         packages:
           # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file