diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 4a57835e8ba..50a50e6c06f 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -368,8 +368,6 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: [conda, pyproject, requirements]
         packages:
           - cython>=3.0.0
-          - &pylibraft pylibraft==23.12.*
-          - &rmm rmm==23.12.*
           - scikit-build>=0.13.1
   python_build_cugraph:
     common:
@@ -527,7 +525,7 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
-          - *rmm
+          - &rmm rmm==23.12.*
       - output_types: requirements
         packages:
           # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
@@ -602,7 +600,7 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
-          - *pylibraft
+          - &pylibraft pylibraft==23.12.*
       - output_types: requirements
         packages:
           # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file