diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
index cb49e319..1ab7f662 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dependencies:
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
 - rapids-dask-dependency==24.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - rmm==24.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-- scikit-build-core>=0.7.0
+- scikit-build-core>=0.10.0
 - setuptools>=64.0.0
 - spdlog>=1.12.0,<1.13
 - ucx>=1.15.0,<1.18
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-125_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-125_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 03391b48..68bf3b2b 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-125_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-125_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dependencies:
 - rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
 - rapids-dask-dependency==24.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - rmm==24.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-- scikit-build-core>=0.7.0
+- scikit-build-core>=0.10.0
 - setuptools>=64.0.0
 - spdlog>=1.12.0,<1.13
 - ucx>=1.15.0,<1.18
diff --git a/conda/recipes/ucxx/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/ucxx/meta.yaml
index a75891b3..dafb4004 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/ucxx/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/ucxx/meta.yaml
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ outputs:
       host:
         - python
         - pip
-        - scikit-build-core >=0.7.0
+        - scikit-build-core >=0.10.0
         - cython >=3.0.0
         - {{ pin_subpackage('libucxx', exact=True) }}
         - ucx
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 3cb95b3b..164a297b 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ dependencies:
           - &rapids_build_backend rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
-          - scikit-build-core>=0.7.0
+          - scikit-build-core>=0.10.0
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
-          - scikit-build-core[pyproject]>=0.7.0
+          - scikit-build-core[pyproject]>=0.10.0
   rapids_build_setuptools:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
diff --git a/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml b/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml
index 8e1ed9c2..3edc0282 100644
--- a/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 build-backend = "rapids_build_backend.build"
 requires = [
     "rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0",
-    "scikit-build-core[pyproject]>=0.7.0",
+    "scikit-build-core[pyproject]>=0.10.0",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
 
 [project]
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ requires = [
 [tool.scikit-build]
 build-dir = "build/{wheel_tag}"
 cmake.build-type = "Release"
-cmake.minimum-version = "3.26.4"
+cmake.version = "CMakeLists.txt"
+minimum-version = "build-system.requires"
 ninja.make-fallback = true
 sdist.exclude = ["*tests*"]
 sdist.reproducible = true