diff --git a/ci/release/update-version.sh b/ci/release/update-version.sh
index c091bd1ed33..9e284f49b5b 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2018-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 # You may obtain a copy of the License at
@@ -96,13 +96,12 @@ DEPENDENCIES=(
 )
 for DEP in "${DEPENDENCIES[@]}"; do
   for FILE in dependencies.yaml conda/environments/*.yaml python/cugraph-{pyg,dgl}/conda/*.yaml; do
-    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*/g" ${FILE}
-    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}-cu[0-9][0-9]==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*/g" ${FILE}
-    sed_runner "/-.* ucx-py==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_VERSION}.*/g" ${FILE}
+    sed_runner "/-.* ${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*/g" "${FILE}"
+    sed_runner "/-.* ucx-py==/ s/==.*/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_VERSION}.*/g" "${FILE}"
   done
   for FILE in python/**/pyproject.toml python/**/**/pyproject.toml; do
-    sed_runner "/\"${DEP}==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*\"/g" ${FILE}
-    sed_runner "/\"ucx-py==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_VERSION}.*\"/g" ${FILE}
+    sed_runner "/\"${DEP}\(-cu[[:digit:]]\{2\}\)\{0,1\}==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_SHORT_TAG_PEP440}.*\"/g" "${FILE}"
+    sed_runner "/\"ucx-py==/ s/==.*\"/==${NEXT_UCX_PY_VERSION}.*\"/g" "${FILE}"
   done
 done
 
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 9d8ba3e5340..cfefe3b9ff9 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -567,17 +567,12 @@ dependencies:
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.2"}
-            packages: &rmm_packages_pip_cu12
+          - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
+            packages:
               - rmm-cu12==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.1"}, packages: *rmm_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.0"}, packages: *rmm_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.8"}
-            packages: &rmm_packages_pip_cu11
+          - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
+            packages:
               - rmm-cu11==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.5"}, packages: *rmm_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.4"}, packages: *rmm_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.2"}, packages: *rmm_packages_pip_cu11}
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*rmm_conda]}
 
   depends_on_cudf:
@@ -593,17 +588,12 @@ dependencies:
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.2"}
-            packages: &cudf_packages_pip_cu12
+          - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
+            packages:
               - cudf-cu12==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.1"}, packages: *cudf_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.0"}, packages: *cudf_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.8"}
-            packages: &cudf_packages_pip_cu11
+          - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
+            packages:
               - cudf-cu11==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.5"}, packages: *cudf_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.4"}, packages: *cudf_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.2"}, packages: *cudf_packages_pip_cu11}
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*cudf_conda]}
 
   depends_on_dask_cudf:
@@ -619,17 +609,12 @@ dependencies:
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.2"}
-            packages: &dask_cudf_packages_pip_cu12
+          - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
+            packages:
               - dask-cudf-cu12==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.1"}, packages: *dask_cudf_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.0"}, packages: *dask_cudf_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.8"}
-            packages: &dask_cudf_packages_pip_cu11
+          - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
+            packages:
               - dask-cudf-cu11==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.5"}, packages: *dask_cudf_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.4"}, packages: *dask_cudf_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.2"}, packages: *dask_cudf_packages_pip_cu11}
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*dask_cudf_conda]}
 
   depends_on_pylibraft:
@@ -645,17 +630,12 @@ dependencies:
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.2"}
-            packages: &pylibraft_packages_pip_cu12
+          - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
+            packages:
               - pylibraft-cu12==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.1"}, packages: *pylibraft_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.0"}, packages: *pylibraft_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.8"}
-            packages: &pylibraft_packages_pip_cu11
+          - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
+            packages:
               - pylibraft-cu11==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.5"}, packages: *pylibraft_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.4"}, packages: *pylibraft_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.2"}, packages: *pylibraft_packages_pip_cu11}
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*pylibraft_conda]}
 
   depends_on_raft_dask:
@@ -671,17 +651,12 @@ dependencies:
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.2"}
-            packages: &raft_dask_packages_pip_cu12
+          - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
+            packages:
               - raft-dask-cu12==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.1"}, packages: *raft_dask_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.0"}, packages: *raft_dask_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.8"}
-            packages: &raft_dask_packages_pip_cu11
+          - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
+            packages:
               - raft-dask-cu11==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.5"}, packages: *raft_dask_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.4"}, packages: *raft_dask_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.2"}, packages: *raft_dask_packages_pip_cu11}
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*raft_dask_conda]}
 
   depends_on_pylibcugraph:
@@ -697,17 +672,12 @@ dependencies:
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.2"}
-            packages: &pylibcugraph_packages_pip_cu12
+          - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
+            packages:
               - pylibcugraph-cu12==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.1"}, packages: *pylibcugraph_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.0"}, packages: *pylibcugraph_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.8"}
-            packages: &pylibcugraph_packages_pip_cu11
+          - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
+            packages:
               - pylibcugraph-cu11==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.5"}, packages: *pylibcugraph_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.4"}, packages: *pylibcugraph_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.2"}, packages: *pylibcugraph_packages_pip_cu11}
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*pylibcugraph_conda]}
 
   depends_on_pylibcugraphops:
@@ -723,17 +693,12 @@ dependencies:
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.2"}
-            packages: &pylibcugraphops_packages_pip_cu12
+          - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
+            packages:
               - pylibcugraphops-cu12==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.1"}, packages: *pylibcugraphops_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.0"}, packages: *pylibcugraphops_packages_pip_cu12}
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.8"}
-            packages: &pylibcugraphops_packages_pip_cu11
+          - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
+            packages:
               - pylibcugraphops-cu11==24.4.*
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.5"}, packages: *pylibcugraphops_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.4"}, packages: *pylibcugraphops_packages_pip_cu11}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.2"}, packages: *pylibcugraphops_packages_pip_cu11}
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*pylibcugraphops_conda]}
 
   depends_on_cupy:
@@ -744,33 +709,10 @@ dependencies:
     specific:
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
-          # All CUDA 12 + x86_64 versions
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.2", arch: x86_64}
-            packages: &cupy_packages_cu12_x86_64
+          - matrix: {cuda: "12.*"}
+            packages:
               - cupy-cuda12x>=12.0.0
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.1", arch: x86_64}, packages: *cupy_packages_cu12_x86_64}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.0", arch: x86_64}, packages: *cupy_packages_cu12_x86_64}
-
-          # All CUDA 12 + aarch64 versions
-          - matrix: {cuda: "12.2", arch: aarch64}
-            packages: &cupy_packages_cu12_aarch64
-              - cupy-cuda12x -f https://pip.cupy.dev/aarch64 # TODO: Verify that this works.
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.1", arch: aarch64}, packages: *cupy_packages_cu12_aarch64}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "12.0", arch: aarch64}, packages: *cupy_packages_cu12_aarch64}
-
-          # All CUDA 11 + x86_64 versions
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.8", arch: x86_64}
-            packages: &cupy_packages_cu11_x86_64
+          - matrix: {cuda: "11.*"}
+            packages: &cupy_packages_cu11
               - cupy-cuda11x>=12.0.0
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.5", arch: x86_64}, packages: *cupy_packages_cu11_x86_64}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.4", arch: x86_64}, packages: *cupy_packages_cu11_x86_64}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.2", arch: x86_64}, packages: *cupy_packages_cu11_x86_64}
-
-          # All CUDA 11 + aarch64 versions
-          - matrix: {cuda: "11.8", arch: aarch64}
-            packages: &cupy_packages_cu11_aarch64
-              - cupy-cuda11x -f https://pip.cupy.dev/aarch64 # TODO: Verify that this works.
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.5", arch: aarch64}, packages: *cupy_packages_cu11_aarch64}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.4", arch: aarch64}, packages: *cupy_packages_cu11_aarch64}
-          - {matrix: {cuda: "11.2", arch: aarch64}, packages: *cupy_packages_cu11_aarch64}
-          - {matrix: null, packages: [cupy-cuda11x>=12.0.0]}
+          - {matrix: null, packages: *cupy_packages_cu11}
diff --git a/python/cugraph-dgl/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph-dgl/pyproject.toml
index 62808dda7f8..78bd13bd36d 100644
--- a/python/cugraph-dgl/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph-dgl/pyproject.toml
@@ -53,5 +53,3 @@ version = {file = "cugraph_dgl/VERSION"}
 include = [
     "cugraph_dgl*",
 ]
-exclude = ["*tests*"]
-
diff --git a/python/cugraph-equivariant/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph-equivariant/pyproject.toml
index 989532981c9..24db45bd6d6 100644
--- a/python/cugraph-equivariant/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph-equivariant/pyproject.toml
@@ -62,4 +62,3 @@ include = [
     "cugraph_equivariant*",
     "cugraph_equivariant.*",
 ]
-exclude = ["*tests*"]
diff --git a/python/cugraph-equivariant/setup.py b/python/cugraph-equivariant/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..acd0df3f717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/cugraph-equivariant/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright (c) 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from setuptools import find_packages, setup
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    packages = find_packages(include=["cugraph_equivariant*"])
+    setup(
+        package_data={key: ["VERSION"] for key in packages},
+    )
diff --git a/python/cugraph-pyg/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph-pyg/pyproject.toml
index 1eac37f3b25..61c8bb2a81b 100644
--- a/python/cugraph-pyg/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph-pyg/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,5 +57,3 @@ include = [
     "cugraph_pyg*",
     "cugraph_pyg.*",
 ]
-exclude = ["*tests*"]
-
diff --git a/python/cugraph-service/client/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph-service/client/pyproject.toml
index ad4a98da507..59539693877 100644
--- a/python/cugraph-service/client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph-service/client/pyproject.toml
@@ -42,4 +42,3 @@ version = {file = "cugraph_service_client/VERSION"}
 include = [
     "cugraph_service_client",
 ]
-exclude = ["*tests*"]
diff --git a/python/cugraph-service/server/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph-service/server/pyproject.toml
index dc5663d6e32..d0138b438c3 100644
--- a/python/cugraph-service/server/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph-service/server/pyproject.toml
@@ -71,4 +71,3 @@ include = [
     "cugraph_service_server",
     "cugraph_service_server.*"
 ]
-exclude = ["*tests*"]
diff --git a/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml
index 7555a40879f..700e256c01e 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ build-dir = "build/{wheel_tag}"
 cmake.build-type = "Release"
 cmake.minimum-version = "3.26.4"
 ninja.make-fallback = true
-sdist.exclude = ["*tests*"]
 sdist.reproducible = true
 wheel.packages = ["cugraph"]
 
diff --git a/python/nx-cugraph/pyproject.toml b/python/nx-cugraph/pyproject.toml
index 7d558bd74d5..a7525530ac8 100644
--- a/python/nx-cugraph/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/nx-cugraph/pyproject.toml
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ include = [
     "_nx_cugraph*",
     "_nx_cugraph.*",
 ]
-exclude = ["*tests*"]
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 88
diff --git a/python/pylibcugraph/pyproject.toml b/python/pylibcugraph/pyproject.toml
index 14055e5a263..2452bfb6b63 100644
--- a/python/pylibcugraph/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pylibcugraph/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ build-dir = "build/{wheel_tag}"
 cmake.build-type = "Release"
 cmake.minimum-version = "3.26.4"
 ninja.make-fallback = true
-sdist.exclude = ["*tests*"]
 sdist.reproducible = true
 wheel.packages = ["pylibcugraph"]