diff --git a/features/src/rapids-build-utils/opt/rapids-build-utils/manifest.yaml b/features/src/rapids-build-utils/opt/rapids-build-utils/manifest.yaml
index 7a3cf6fe..6873629a 100755
--- a/features/src/rapids-build-utils/opt/rapids-build-utils/manifest.yaml
+++ b/features/src/rapids-build-utils/opt/rapids-build-utils/manifest.yaml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ repos:
 
 - name: raft
   path: raft
-  git: {<<: *git_defaults, repo: raft}
+  git: {host: github, upstream: jameslamb, repo: raft, tag: wheel-validation}
   cpp:
     - name: raft
       sub_dir: cpp