diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index a7bcccc2..bdd9eda8 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ build:
       # and therefore tested in this no-CUDA environment
       - |
         pip install \
-          -C rapidsai.matrix-entry="cuda=12.2" \
+          -C rapidsai.matrix-entry="cuda=12.2;cuda_suffixed=true" \
           .
 
 conda:
diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index 3dddd0fe..7eaf0161 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ function sed_runner() {
 DEPENDENCIES=(
   cudf
 )
-for FILE in dependencies.yaml; do
-  for DEP in "${DEPENDENCIES[@]}"; do
-    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_RAPIDS_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" "${FILE}"
+for DEP in "${DEPENDENCIES[@]}"; do
+  for FILE in dependencies.yaml conda/environments/*.yml; do
+    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" "${FILE}"
   done
+  sed_runner "/\"${DEP}==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*,>=0.0.0a0\"/g" pyproject.toml
 done
 
 for FILE in .github/workflows/*.yaml; do
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index ebf79f88..7e3c1345 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -150,10 +150,14 @@ dependencies:
       # post release like 1.15.0.post1
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
+          - matrix:
+              cuda: "12.*"
+              cuda_suffixed: "true"
             packages:
               - libucx-cu12>=1.15.0,<1.15.1
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
+          - matrix:
+              cuda: "11.*"
+              cuda_suffixed: "true"
             packages:
               - libucx-cu11>=1.15.0,<1.15.1
           # this fallback is intentionally empty... it simplifies building from source
@@ -173,10 +177,14 @@ dependencies:
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
+          - matrix:
+              cuda: "12.*"
+              cuda_suffixed: "true"
             packages:
               - libucx-cu12>=1.15.0,<1.16
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
+          - matrix:
+              cuda: "11.*"
+              cuda_suffixed: "true"
             packages:
               - libucx-cu11>=1.15.0,<1.16
           # this fallback is intentionally empty... it simplifies building from source
@@ -196,20 +204,40 @@ dependencies:
           - pytest-rerunfailures
       - output_types: [conda]
         packages:
-          - &cudf_conda cudf==24.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
+          - &cudf_unsuffixed cudf==24.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - cupy>=12.0.0
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
+          - matrix:
+              cuda: "12.*"
+              cuda_suffixed: "true"
             packages:
               - cudf-cu12==24.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-              - cupy-cuda12x>=12.0.0
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
+              - &cupy_cu12 cupy-cuda12x>=12.0.0
+          - matrix:
+              cuda: "12.*"
+              cuda_suffixed: "false"
+            packages:
+              - *cudf_unsuffixed
+              # NOTE: cupy still has a "-cuda12x" suffix here, because it's suffixed
+              #       in DLFW builds
+              - *cupy_cu12
+          - matrix:
+              cuda: "11.*"
+              cuda_suffixed: "true"
             packages:
               - cudf-cu11==24.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
               - &cupy_cu11 cupy-cuda11x>=12.0.0
+          - matrix:
+              cuda: "11.*"
+              cuda_suffixed: "false"
+            packages:
+              - *cudf_unsuffixed
+              # NOTE: cupy still has a "-cuda11x" suffix here, because it's suffixed
+              #       in DLFW builds
+              - *cupy_cu11
           - matrix:
             packages:
-              - *cudf_conda
+              - *cudf_unsuffixed
               - *cupy_cu11
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9985b982..6b496ab3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ commit-files = [
 # (this is overridden in wheel publishing)
 disable-cuda=true
 dependencies-file = "dependencies.yaml"
+matrix-entry = "cuda_suffixed=true"
 requires = [
     "cython>=3.0.0",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.