diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1ad856310..d76739e54 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ repos:
               args: ["--config pyproject.toml"]
               additional_dependencies: ["tomli"]
       - repo: https://github.com/rapidsai/dependency-file-generator
-        rev: v1.8.0
+        rev: v1.13.11
         hooks:
             - id: rapids-dependency-file-generator
               args: ["--clean"]
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 664e824e6..ffe97da9a 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Copyright (c) 2019, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 # cuSpatial build script
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ if (( ${NUMARGS} == 0 )) || hasArg cuspatial; then
 
     cd ${REPODIR}/python/cuspatial
     SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS="-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${INSTALL_PREFIX};-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=${LIBCUSPATIAL_BUILD_DIR};${EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS}" \
-        python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps .
+        python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps --config-settings rapidsai.disable-cuda=true .
 fi
 
 # Build and install the cuproj Python package
@@ -191,5 +191,5 @@ if (( ${NUMARGS} == 0 )) || hasArg cuproj; then
 
     cd ${REPODIR}/python/cuproj
     SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS="-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${INSTALL_PREFIX};-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=${LIBCUPROJ_BUILD_DIR};${EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS}" \
-        python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps .
+        python -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps --config-settings rapidsai.disable-cuda=true .
 fi
diff --git a/ci/build_cpp.sh b/ci/build_cpp.sh
index a4ae2b872..c23dac174 100755
--- a/ci/build_cpp.sh
+++ b/ci/build_cpp.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ export CMAKE_GENERATOR=Ninja
 
 rapids-print-env
 
-version=$(rapids-generate-version)
-
 rapids-logger "Begin cpp build"
 
-RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION=${version} rapids-conda-retry mambabuild \
+RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION=$(rapids-generate-version) rapids-conda-retry mambabuild \
     conda/recipes/libcuspatial
 
 rapids-upload-conda-to-s3 cpp
diff --git a/ci/build_docs.sh b/ci/build_docs.sh
index 27c2270ea..0d2edbb02 100755
--- a/ci/build_docs.sh
+++ b/ci/build_docs.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PYTHON_CHANNEL="$(rapids-download-conda-from-s3 python)"
 
 rapids-dependency-file-generator \
   --output conda \
-  --file_key docs \
+  --file-key docs \
   --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION}" \
   --prepend-channel "${CPP_CHANNEL}" --prepend-channel "${PYTHON_CHANNEL}" | tee env.yaml
 
diff --git a/ci/build_python.sh b/ci/build_python.sh
index a0ac89948..fc1066fc7 100755
--- a/ci/build_python.sh
+++ b/ci/build_python.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -15,13 +15,7 @@ rapids-print-env
 
 package_dir="python"
 
-version=$(rapids-generate-version)
-commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-
-echo "${version}" > VERSION
-for package_name in cuspatial cuproj; do
-    sed -i "/^__git_commit__/ s/= .*/= \"${commit}\"/g" "${package_dir}/${package_name}/${package_name}/_version.py"
-done
+rapids-generate-version > ./VERSION
 
 CPP_CHANNEL=$(rapids-download-conda-from-s3 cpp)
 
@@ -29,7 +23,7 @@ rapids-logger "Begin py build cuSpatial"
 
 # TODO: Remove `--no-test` flag once importing on a CPU
 # node works correctly
-RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION=${version} rapids-conda-retry mambabuild \
+RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION=$(head -1 ./VERSION) rapids-conda-retry mambabuild \
   --no-test \
   --channel "${CPP_CHANNEL}" \
   conda/recipes/cuspatial
@@ -38,7 +32,7 @@ rapids-logger "Begin py build cuProj"
 
 # TODO: Remove `--no-test` flag once importing on a CPU
 # node works correctly
-RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION=${version} rapids-conda-retry mambabuild \
+RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION=$(head -1 ./VERSION) rapids-conda-retry mambabuild \
   --no-test \
   --channel "${CPP_CHANNEL}" \
   conda/recipes/cuproj
diff --git a/ci/build_wheel.sh b/ci/build_wheel.sh
index 231b111b2..5e6eb944e 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -9,45 +9,10 @@ package_dir=$2
 source rapids-configure-sccache
 source rapids-date-string
 
-version=$(rapids-generate-version)
-commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+rapids-generate-version > ./VERSION
 
 RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX="$(rapids-wheel-ctk-name-gen ${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION})"
 
-# This is the version of the suffix with a preceding hyphen. It's used
-# everywhere except in the final wheel name.
-PACKAGE_CUDA_SUFFIX="-${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}"
-
-# Patch project metadata files to include the CUDA version suffix and version override.
-pyproject_file="${package_dir}/pyproject.toml"
-
-sed -i "s/name = \"${package_name}\"/name = \"${package_name}${PACKAGE_CUDA_SUFFIX}\"/g" ${pyproject_file}
-echo "${version}" > VERSION
-sed -i "/^__git_commit__/ s/= .*/= \"${commit}\"/g" "${package_dir}/${package_name}/_version.py"
-
-# For nightlies we want to ensure that we're pulling in alphas as well. The
-# easiest way to do so is to augment the spec with a constraint containing a
-# min alpha version that doesn't affect the version bounds but does allow usage
-# of alpha versions for that dependency without --pre
-alpha_spec=''
-if ! rapids-is-release-build; then
-    alpha_spec=',>=0.0.0a0'
-fi
-
-# Add CUDA version suffix to dependencies
-sed -r -i "s/rmm(.*)\"/rmm${PACKAGE_CUDA_SUFFIX}\1${alpha_spec}\"/g" ${pyproject_file}
-if [[ ${package_name} == "cuspatial" ]]; then
-    sed -r -i "s/cudf==(.*)\"/cudf${PACKAGE_CUDA_SUFFIX}==\1${alpha_spec}\"/g" ${pyproject_file}
-fi
-
-if [[ ${package_name} == "cuproj" ]]; then
-    sed -r -i "s/cuspatial==(.*)\"/cuspatial${PACKAGE_CUDA_SUFFIX}==\1${alpha_spec}\"/g" ${pyproject_file}
-fi
-
-if [[ $PACKAGE_CUDA_SUFFIX == "-cu12" ]]; then
-    sed -i "s/cupy-cuda11x/cupy-cuda12x/g" ${pyproject_file}
-fi
-
 cd "${package_dir}"
 
 python -m pip wheel . -w dist -vvv --no-deps --disable-pip-version-check
diff --git a/ci/check_style.sh b/ci/check_style.sh
index 1038b06f6..cbc369dc0 100755
--- a/ci/check_style.sh
+++ b/ci/check_style.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ rapids-logger "Create checks conda environment"
 
 rapids-dependency-file-generator \
   --output conda \
-  --file_key checks \
+  --file-key checks \
   --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION}" | tee env.yaml
 
 rapids-mamba-retry env create --yes -f env.yaml -n checks
diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index ae13d7629..d017e1123 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ DEPENDENCIES=(
 
 for DEP in "${DEPENDENCIES[@]}"; do
   for FILE in dependencies.yaml conda/environments/*.yaml; do
-    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*/g" "${FILE}"
+    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*,>=0.0.0a0/g" "${FILE}"
   done
-  sed_runner "s/${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==.*\",/${DEP}==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*\",/g" python/cuspatial/pyproject.toml
-  sed_runner "s/${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==.*\",/${DEP}==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*\",/g" python/cuproj/pyproject.toml
+  sed_runner "s/${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==.*\",/${DEP}==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*,>=0.0.0a0\",/g" python/cuspatial/pyproject.toml
+  sed_runner "s/${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==.*\",/${DEP}==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*,>=0.0.0a0\",/g" python/cuproj/pyproject.toml
 done
 
 # Dependency versions in dependencies.yaml
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 9868e1917..319e22544 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ dependencies:
 - cmake>=3.26.4
 - cuda-version=11.8
 - cudatoolkit
-- cudf==24.8.*
-- cuml==24.8.*
+- cudf==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
+- cuml==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - cupy>=12.0.0
 - curl
 - cxx-compiler
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ dependencies:
 - pytest-cov
 - pytest-xdist
 - python>=3.9,<3.12
-- rmm==24.8.*
+- rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
+- rmm==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - scikit-build-core>=0.7.0
 - scikit-image
 - shapely
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 4951df0ba..45a7cb6fc 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-122_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ dependencies:
 - cuda-nvcc
 - cuda-nvrtc-dev
 - cuda-version=12.2
-- cudf==24.8.*
-- cuml==24.8.*
+- cudf==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
+- cuml==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - cupy>=12.0.0
 - curl
 - cxx-compiler
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ dependencies:
 - pytest-cov
 - pytest-xdist
 - python>=3.9,<3.12
-- rmm==24.8.*
+- rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
+- rmm==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - scikit-build-core>=0.7.0
 - scikit-image
 - shapely
diff --git a/conda/recipes/cuproj/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/cuproj/meta.yaml
index d65a983c6..8ba51ec21 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cuproj/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cuproj/meta.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ requirements:
     - cmake {{ cmake_version }}
     - cython >=3.0.0
     - python
+    - rapids-build-backend >=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
     - rmm ={{ minor_version }}
     - scikit-build-core >=0.7.0
     - proj
diff --git a/conda/recipes/cuspatial/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/cuspatial/meta.yaml
index b3ea40cb7..d4aaf330c 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cuspatial/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cuspatial/meta.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ requirements:
     - cython >=3.0.0
     - libcuspatial ={{ version }}
     - python
+    - rapids-build-backend >=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
     - rmm ={{ minor_version }}
     - scikit-build-core >=0.7.0
   run:
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 7fe3fa2f6..737817cbd 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ files:
       - depends_on_cudf
       - depends_on_cuml
       - depends_on_cupy
+      - rapids_build_skbuild
       - run_python_cuspatial
       - test_libcuspatial
       - test_python_cuspatial
@@ -60,6 +61,14 @@ files:
     pyproject_dir: python/cuspatial
     extras:
       table: build-system
+    includes:
+      - rapids_build_skbuild
+  py_rapids_build_cuspatial:
+    output: [pyproject]
+    pyproject_dir: python/cuspatial
+    extras:
+      table: tool.rapids-build-backend
+      key: requires
     includes:
       - depends_on_rmm
       - depends_on_cudf
@@ -88,6 +97,14 @@ files:
     pyproject_dir: python/cuproj
     extras:
       table: build-system
+    includes:
+      - rapids_build_skbuild
+  py_rapids_build_cuproj:
+    output: [pyproject]
+    pyproject_dir: python/cuproj
+    extras:
+      table: tool.rapids-build-backend
+      key: requires
     includes:
       - depends_on_rmm
       - build_cpp_cuproj
@@ -171,7 +188,7 @@ dependencies:
         packages:
           - c-compiler
           - cxx-compiler
-          - librmm==24.8.*
+          - librmm==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - proj
           - sqlite
     specific:
@@ -208,12 +225,6 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
           - cython>=3.0.0
-      - output_types: conda
-        packages:
-          - scikit-build-core>=0.7.0
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
-        packages:
-          - scikit-build-core[pyproject]>=0.7.0
     specific:
       - output_types: conda
         matrices:
@@ -232,6 +243,17 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
           - wheel
+  rapids_build_skbuild:
+    common:
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+        packages:
+          - &rapids_build_backend rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0
+      - output_types: conda
+        packages:
+          - scikit-build-core>=0.7.0
+      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+        packages:
+          - scikit-build-core[pyproject]>=0.7.0
   cuda_version:
     specific:
       - output_types: conda
@@ -361,7 +383,7 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
-          - &rmm_conda rmm==24.8.*
+          - &rmm_conda rmm==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
       - output_types: requirements
         packages:
           # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
@@ -372,17 +394,17 @@ dependencies:
         matrices:
           - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
             packages:
-              - rmm-cu12==24.8.*
+              - rmm-cu12==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
             packages:
-              - rmm-cu11==24.8.*
+              - rmm-cu11==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*rmm_conda]}
 
   depends_on_cudf:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
-          - &cudf_conda cudf==24.8.*
+          - &cudf_conda cudf==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
       - output_types: requirements
         packages:
           # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
@@ -393,17 +415,17 @@ dependencies:
         matrices:
           - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
             packages:
-              - cudf-cu12==24.8.*
+              - cudf-cu12==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
             packages:
-              - cudf-cu11==24.8.*
+              - cudf-cu11==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*cudf_conda]}
 
   depends_on_cuml:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
-          - &cuml_conda cuml==24.8.*
+          - &cuml_conda cuml==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
       - output_types: requirements
         packages:
           # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
@@ -414,17 +436,17 @@ dependencies:
         matrices:
           - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
             packages:
-              - cuml-cu12==24.8.*
+              - cuml-cu12==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
             packages:
-              - cuml-cu11==24.8.*
+              - cuml-cu11==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*cuml_conda]}
 
   depends_on_cuspatial:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
-          - &cuspatial_conda cuspatial==24.8.*
+          - &cuspatial_conda cuspatial==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
       - output_types: requirements
         packages:
           # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
@@ -435,10 +457,10 @@ dependencies:
         matrices:
           - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
             packages:
-              - cuspatial-cu12==24.8.*
+              - cuspatial-cu12==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
             packages:
-              - cuspatial-cu11==24.8.*
+              - cuspatial-cu11==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*cuspatial_conda]}
 
   depends_on_cupy:
@@ -454,8 +476,8 @@ dependencies:
               - cupy-cuda12x>=12.0.0
           - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
             packages:
-              - cupy-cuda11x>=12.0.0
-          - {matrix: null, packages: [cupy-cuda11x>=12.0.0]}
+              - &cupy_cu11 cupy-cuda11x>=12.0.0
+          - {matrix: null, packages: [*cupy_cu11]}
   test_libcuspatial:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
diff --git a/python/cuproj/cuproj/_version.py b/python/cuproj/cuproj/_version.py
index e7bd99791..5f3b9ac57 100644
--- a/python/cuproj/cuproj/_version.py
+++ b/python/cuproj/cuproj/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@
 import importlib.resources
 
 __version__ = (
-    importlib.resources.files("cuproj").joinpath("VERSION").read_text().strip()
+    importlib.resources.files(__package__)
+    .joinpath("VERSION")
+    .read_text()
+    .strip()
 )
-__git_commit__ = ""
+
+try:
+    __git_commit__ = (
+        importlib.resources.files(__package__)
+        .joinpath("GIT_COMMIT")
+        .read_text()
+        .strip()
+    )
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    __git_commit__ = ""
+
+__all__ = ["__git_commit__", "__version__"]
diff --git a/python/cuproj/cuproj/tests/test_version.py b/python/cuproj/cuproj/tests/test_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a69e6c647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/cuproj/cuproj/tests/test_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+import cuproj
+
+
+def test_version_constants_are_populated():
+    # __git_commit__ will only be non-empty in a built distribution
+    assert isinstance(cuproj.__git_commit__, str)
+
+    # __version__ should always be non-empty
+    assert isinstance(cuproj.__version__, str)
+    assert len(cuproj.__version__) > 0
diff --git a/python/cuproj/pyproject.toml b/python/cuproj/pyproject.toml
index 8392dc75f..e95975e6e 100644
--- a/python/cuproj/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cuproj/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 [build-system]
-build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
+build-backend = "rapids_build_backend.build"
 requires = [
-    "cmake>=3.26.4",
-    "cython>=3.0.0",
-    "ninja",
-    "rmm==24.8.*",
+    "rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0",
     "scikit-build-core[pyproject]>=0.7.0",
-    "wheel",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
 
 [project]
@@ -33,7 +29,7 @@ license = { text = "Apache 2.0" }
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
     "cupy-cuda11x>=12.0.0",
-    "rmm==24.8.*",
+    "rmm==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
 classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
@@ -48,7 +44,7 @@ classifiers = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
-    "cuspatial==24.8.*",
+    "cuspatial==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "geopandas>=0.11.0",
     "numpy>=1.23,<2.0a0",
     "pyproj>=3.6.0,<3.7a0",
@@ -118,3 +114,14 @@ filterwarnings = [
     # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-cov/issues/557
     "ignore:The --rsyncdir command line argument:DeprecationWarning",
 ]
+
+[tool.rapids-build-backend]
+build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
+dependencies-file = "../../dependencies.yaml"
+requires = [
+    "cmake>=3.26.4",
+    "cython>=3.0.0",
+    "ninja",
+    "rmm==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
+    "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/cuspatial/cuspatial/_version.py b/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/_version.py
index e1333b17a..5f3b9ac57 100644
--- a/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/_version.py
+++ b/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,9 +15,20 @@
 import importlib.resources
 
 __version__ = (
-    importlib.resources.files("cuspatial")
+    importlib.resources.files(__package__)
     .joinpath("VERSION")
     .read_text()
     .strip()
 )
-__git_commit__ = ""
+
+try:
+    __git_commit__ = (
+        importlib.resources.files(__package__)
+        .joinpath("GIT_COMMIT")
+        .read_text()
+        .strip()
+    )
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    __git_commit__ = ""
+
+__all__ = ["__git_commit__", "__version__"]
diff --git a/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/tests/test_version.py b/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/tests/test_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfddfa8d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/tests/test_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+import cuspatial
+
+
+def test_version_constants_are_populated():
+    # __git_commit__ will only be non-empty in a built distribution
+    assert isinstance(cuspatial.__git_commit__, str)
+
+    # __version__ should always be non-empty
+    assert isinstance(cuspatial.__version__, str)
+    assert len(cuspatial.__version__) > 0
diff --git a/python/cuspatial/pyproject.toml b/python/cuspatial/pyproject.toml
index b2d6eddbd..779d5dd4b 100644
--- a/python/cuspatial/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cuspatial/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,15 +13,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 [build-system]
-build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
+build-backend = "rapids_build_backend.build"
 requires = [
-    "cmake>=3.26.4",
-    "cudf==24.8.*",
-    "cython>=3.0.0",
-    "ninja",
-    "rmm==24.8.*",
+    "rapids-build-backend>=0.3.0,<0.4.0.dev0",
     "scikit-build-core[pyproject]>=0.7.0",
-    "wheel",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
 
 [project]
@@ -35,10 +30,10 @@ authors = [
 license = { text = "Apache 2.0" }
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
-    "cudf==24.8.*",
+    "cudf==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "geopandas>=0.11.0",
     "numpy>=1.23,<2.0a0",
-    "rmm==24.8.*",
+    "rmm==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
 classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
@@ -129,3 +124,15 @@ filterwarnings = [
     # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-cov/issues/557
     "ignore:The --rsyncdir command line argument:DeprecationWarning",
 ]
+
+[tool.rapids-build-backend]
+build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
+dependencies-file = "../../dependencies.yaml"
+requires = [
+    "cmake>=3.26.4",
+    "cudf==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
+    "cython>=3.0.0",
+    "ninja",
+    "rmm==24.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
+    "wheel",
+] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.