diff --git a/ci/build_wheel_libcuml.sh b/ci/build_wheel_libcuml.sh
index 302c8c5338..78dcd38969 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel_libcuml.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel_libcuml.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ EXCLUDE_ARGS=(
   --exclude "libcurand.so.*"
   --exclude "libcusolver.so.*"
   --exclude "libcusparse.so.*"
-  --exclude "libnccl.so.*"
+  --exclude "libcuvs.so"
   --exclude "libnvforest++.so"
   --exclude "libnvJitLink.so.*"
   --exclude "libraft.so"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ EXCLUDE_ARGS=(
   --exclude "librmm.so"
 )
 
-export SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS="-DDISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS=ON;-DCUML_USE_CUVS_STATIC=ON"
+export SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS="-DDISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS=ON"
 ./ci/build_wheel.sh "${package_name}" "${package_dir}"
 
 # repair wheels and write to the location that artifact-uploading code expects to find them
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index f7a4945164..95b7164b98 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ files:
       - common_build
       - depends_on_cuda_python
       - depends_on_libcuml
-      - depends_on_libcuvs
       - depends_on_libnvforest
       - depends_on_libraft
       - depends_on_librmm
@@ -892,6 +891,24 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &libcuvs_unsuffixed libcuvs==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
+      - output_types: requirements
+        packages:
+          # pip recognizes the index as a global option for the requirements.txt file
+          - --extra-index-url=https://pypi.anaconda.org/rapidsai-wheels-nightly/simple
+    specific:
+      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+        matrices:
+          - matrix:
+              cuda: "12.*"
+              cuda_suffixed: "true"
+            packages:
+              - libcuvs-cu12==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
+          - matrix:
+              cuda: "13.*"
+              cuda_suffixed: "true"
+            packages:
+              - libcuvs-cu13==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
+          - {matrix: null, packages: [*libcuvs_unsuffixed]}
   depends_on_libnvforest:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
diff --git a/python/libcuml/CMakeLists.txt b/python/libcuml/CMakeLists.txt
index 363205dbd3..997d800a6a 100644
--- a/python/libcuml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/libcuml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ set(CUML_CPP_TARGET "cuml")
 set(CUML_CPP_SRC "../../cpp")
 
 # --- cuVS --- #
-set(CUML_USE_CUVS_STATIC ON)
 set(CUML_EXCLUDE_CUVS_FROM_ALL ON)
 
 # --- raft --- #
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ else()
       "$ORIGIN/../../nvidia/nvjitlink/lib"
   )
 endif()
-list(APPEND rpaths "$ORIGIN/../../nvidia/nccl/lib")
 
 set_property(
   TARGET ${CUML_CPP_TARGET}
diff --git a/python/libcuml/libcuml/load.py b/python/libcuml/libcuml/load.py
index 8ab00af389..5e4a793756 100644
--- a/python/libcuml/libcuml/load.py
+++ b/python/libcuml/libcuml/load.py
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ def load_library():
     """Dynamically load libcuml.so and its dependencies"""
     try:
         # These libraries must all be loaded before libcuml
+        import libcuvs
         import libnvforest
         import libraft
         import librmm
         import rapids_logger
 
         rapids_logger.load_library()
+        libcuvs.load_library()
         libnvforest.load_library()
         librmm.load_library()
         libraft.load_library()
diff --git a/python/libcuml/pyproject.toml b/python/libcuml/pyproject.toml
index f1d3fddbef..6aa1916eb1 100644
--- a/python/libcuml/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/libcuml/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "cuda-toolkit[cublas,cufft,curand,cusolver,cusparse]==13.*",
+    "libcuvs==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "libnvforest==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "libraft==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "librmm==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ dependencies-file = "../../dependencies.yaml"
 matrix-entry = "cuda_suffixed=true;use_cuda_wheels=true"
 requires = [
     "cmake>=4.0",
+    "libcuvs==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "libnvforest==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "libraft==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "librmm==26.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
diff --git a/python/libcuml/tests/test_libcuml_linkage.py b/python/libcuml/tests/test_libcuml_linkage.py
index 1cc12383a5..b4743541e9 100644
--- a/python/libcuml/tests/test_libcuml_linkage.py
+++ b/python/libcuml/tests/test_libcuml_linkage.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def test_libcuml_linkage():
     is_ctk_13_plus = cuda_major_version >= 13
 
     # Define expected library paths
-    # For CTK 13: nvidia/cu13/lib and nvidia/nccl/lib
+    # For CTK 13: nvidia/cu13/lib
     # For CTK 12: individual nvidia/{library}/lib directories
     # The libcuml.so is at: site-packages/libcuml/lib64/libcuml.so
     # So relative paths from lib64 are: ../../nvidia/{cu13|library}/lib
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ def test_libcuml_linkage():
             "libcusparse.so.12": "nvidia/cu13/lib",
             "libnvJitLink.so.13": "nvidia/cu13/lib",
             "libcurand.so.10": "nvidia/cu13/lib",
-            # NCCL (in nvidia/nccl/lib)
-            "libnccl.so.2": "nvidia/nccl/lib",
         }
     else:
         expected_libs = {
@@ -133,8 +131,6 @@ def test_libcuml_linkage():
             "libcusparse.so.12": "nvidia/cusparse/lib",
             "libnvJitLink.so.12": "nvidia/nvjitlink/lib",
             "libcurand.so.10": "nvidia/curand/lib",
-            # NCCL (in nvidia/nccl/lib)
-            "libnccl.so.2": "nvidia/nccl/lib",
         }
 
     failures = []
@@ -147,10 +143,6 @@ def test_libcuml_linkage():
         actual_path = linked_libs[lib_name]
 
         if actual_path == "not found":
-            # librmm.so and librapids_logger.so may not be found
-            # but are loaded dynamically at runtime, skip these
-            if lib_name in ["librmm.so", "librapids_logger.so"]:
-                continue
             failures.append(f"Library {lib_name} => not found")
             continue