diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index b019127335..50f26c7bc0 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ repos:
           )
       - id: verify-alpha-spec
   - repo: https://github.com/rapidsai/dependency-file-generator
-    rev: v1.16.0
+    rev: v1.17.0
     hooks:
       - id: rapids-dependency-file-generator
         args: ["--clean"]
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index f23f78f3d6..41f9adc26f 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -299,12 +299,21 @@ dependencies:
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
+              use_cuda_wheels: "true"
             packages:
               - nvidia-nvcomp-cu12==4.1.0.6
           - matrix:
               cuda: "11.*"
+              use_cuda_wheels: "true"
             packages:
               - nvidia-nvcomp-cu11==4.1.0.6
+          # if use_cuda_wheels=false is provided, do not add dependencies on any CUDA wheels
+          # (e.g. for DLFW and pip devcontainers)
+          - matrix:
+              use_cuda_wheels: "false"
+            packages:
+          # if no matching matrix selectors passed, list the unsuffixed packages
+          # (just as a source of documentation, as this populates pyproject.toml in source control)
           - matrix:
             packages:
               - nvidia-nvcomp==4.1.0.6
diff --git a/python/kvikio/pyproject.toml b/python/kvikio/pyproject.toml
index 9ce0467ede..a1840f2d03 100644
--- a/python/kvikio/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/kvikio/pyproject.toml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ nvcomp_batch = "kvikio.nvcomp_codec:NvCompBatchCodec"
 [tool.rapids-build-backend]
 build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
 dependencies-file = "../../dependencies.yaml"
-matrix-entry = "cuda_suffixed=true"
+matrix-entry = "cuda_suffixed=true;use_cuda_wheels=true"
 requires = [
     "cmake>=3.26.4,!=3.30.0",
     "cython>=3.0.0",