diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 10ee771f675..c80e828b1cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       enable_check_generated_files: false
   conda-cpp-build:
-    needs: checks
+    #needs: checks
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-action-workflows/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml@branch-23.06
     with:
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
       container_image: "rapidsai/ci:latest"
       run_script: "ci/build_docs.sh"
   wheel-build-cudf:
-    needs: checks
+    #needs: checks
     secrets: inherit
     uses: rapidsai/shared-action-workflows/.github/workflows/wheels-manylinux-build.yml@branch-23.06
     with:
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
index ec5e421baf9..f5fb6cf8e1e 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@ dependencies:
 - cachetools
 - cmake>=3.23.1,!=3.25.0
 - cubinlinker
+- cuda-nvrtc ==11.8.*
+- cuda-nvrtc-dev ==11.8.*
+- cuda-nvtx ==11.8.*
 - cuda-python>=11.7.1,<12.0
 - cuda-sanitizer-api=11.8.86
+- cudatoolkit ==11.8.*
 - cudatoolkit=11.8
 - cupy>=9.5.0,<12.0.0a0
 - cxx-compiler
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ dependencies:
 - hypothesis
 - ipython
 - libarrow==10.0.1.*
+- libcurand-dev
 - librdkafka=1.7.0
 - librmm==23.6.*
 - mimesis>=4.1.0
diff --git a/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta.yaml
index 469c25fb673..2d1d83455b0 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 {% set cuda_spec = ">=" + cuda_major ~ ",<" + (cuda_major | int + 1) ~ ".0a0" %} # i.e. >=11,<12.0a0
 {% set date_string = environ['RAPIDS_DATE_STRING'] %}
 
+{% set host_118_data = load_file_data("conda/recipes/libcudf/meta_dependencies_host_cuda-118.yaml") %}
+{% set build_118_data = load_file_data("conda/recipes/libcudf/meta_dependencies_build.yaml") %}
+
 package:
   name: libcudf-split
 
@@ -33,26 +36,19 @@ build:
 
 requirements:
   build:
-    - cmake {{ cmake_version }}
     - {{ compiler('c') }}
     - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
     - {{ compiler('cuda') }} {{ cuda_version }}
-    - ninja
     - sysroot_{{ target_platform }} {{ sysroot_version }}
+    {% for r in build_118_data.get("dependencies", {}) %}
+    - {{ r }}
+    {% endfor %}
   host:
-    - librmm ={{ minor_version }}
-    - cudatoolkit ={{ cuda_version }}
-    - cuda-nvrtc ={{ cuda_version }}
-    - cuda-nvrtc-dev ={{ cuda_version }}
-    - cuda-nvtx ={{ cuda_version }}
-    - libcurand-dev
-    - libarrow {{ libarrow_version }}
-    - dlpack {{ dlpack_version }}
-    - librdkafka {{ librdkafka_version }}
-    - fmt {{ fmt_version }}
-    - spdlog {{ spdlog_version }}
-    - gtest {{ gtest_version }}
-    - gmock {{ gtest_version }}
+    # Note: For variant (e.g. CUDA) builds we would need to read data from
+    # multiple files and insert the appropriate data here accordingly.
+    {% for r in host_118_data.get("dependencies", {}) %}
+    - {{ r }}
+    {% endfor %}
 
 outputs:
   - name: libcudf
diff --git a/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta_dependencies_build_cuda-118.yaml b/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta_dependencies_build_cuda-118.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ad5d6108d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta_dependencies_build_cuda-118.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# This file is generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
+# To make changes, edit ../../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
+dependencies:
+- cmake>=3.23.1,!=3.25.0
+- ninja
diff --git a/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta_dependencies_host_cuda-118.yaml b/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta_dependencies_host_cuda-118.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d917e36598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda/recipes/libcudf/meta_dependencies_host_cuda-118.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# This file is generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
+# To make changes, edit ../../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
+dependencies:
+- cuda-nvrtc ==11.8.*
+- cuda-nvrtc-dev ==11.8.*
+- cuda-nvtx ==11.8.*
+- cudatoolkit ==11.8.*
+- dlpack>=0.5,<0.6.0a0
+- fmt>=9.1.0,<10
+- gmock==1.10.0.*
+- gtest==1.10.0.*
+- libarrow==10.0.1.*
+- libcurand-dev
+- librdkafka=1.7.0
+- librmm==23.6.*
+- spdlog>=1.11.0,<1.12
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index b7e95115419..dd5628bd2fb 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ files:
       cuda: ["11.8"]
       arch: [x86_64]
     includes:
+      - build_tools
       - build_all
       - build_cpp
       - build_wheels
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ files:
   test_java:
     output: none
     includes:
+      - build_tools
       - build_all
       - libarrow_run
       - cudatoolkit
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ files:
     extras:
       table: build-system
     includes:
+      - build_tools
       - build_all
       - build_python
       - build_python_common
@@ -160,6 +163,32 @@ files:
       key: test
     includes:
       - test_python_common
+  libcudf_recipe_build:
+    output: conda_meta
+    conda_meta_dir: conda/recipes/libcudf
+    extras:
+      section: build
+    includes:
+      - build_tools
+  libcudf_recipe_host:
+    output: conda_meta
+    matrix:
+      cuda: ["11.8"]
+    conda_meta_dir: conda/recipes/libcudf
+    extras:
+      section: host
+    includes:
+      - build_all
+      - build_cpp
+  libcudf_recipe_build:
+    output: conda_meta
+    matrix:
+      cuda: ["11.8"]
+    conda_meta_dir: conda/recipes/libcudf
+    extras:
+      section: build
+    includes:
+      - build_tools
 channels:
   - rapidsai
   - rapidsai-nightly
@@ -168,16 +197,20 @@ channels:
   - conda-forge
   - nvidia
 dependencies:
-  build_all:
+  build_tools:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject, conda_meta]
         packages:
           - &cmake_ver cmake>=3.23.1,!=3.25.0
           - ninja
+  build_all:
+    common:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - c-compiler
           - cxx-compiler
+      - output_types: [conda, conda_meta]
+        packages:
           - dlpack>=0.5,<0.6.0a0
     specific:
       - output_types: conda
@@ -206,19 +239,32 @@ dependencies:
               - nvcc_linux-aarch64=11.8
   build_cpp:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, conda_meta]
         packages:
           - librmm==23.6.*
-      - output_types: conda
+      - output_types: [conda, conda_meta]
         packages:
           - fmt>=9.1.0,<10
           - &gtest gtest==1.10.0.*
           - &gmock gmock==1.10.0.*
-          # Hard pin the patch version used during the build. This must be kept
-          # in sync with the version pinned in get_arrow.cmake.
+          # Hard pin the patch version of arrow used during the build. This
+          # must be kept in sync with the version pinned in get_arrow.cmake.
           - libarrow==10.0.1.*
+          - libcurand-dev
           - librdkafka=1.7.0
           - spdlog>=1.11.0,<1.12
+    specific:
+      - output_types: conda_meta
+        matrices:
+          - matrix:
+              cuda: "11.8"
+            packages:
+              - cudatoolkit ==11.8.*
+              - cuda-nvrtc ==11.8.*
+              - cuda-nvrtc-dev ==11.8.*
+              - cuda-nvtx ==11.8.*
+          - matrix:
+            packages:
   build_wheels:
     common:
       - output_types: pyproject