diff --git a/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml b/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml
index a46462c8d9..cd023aaca7 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
     - name: Setup miniconda
-      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3.0.3
+      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
       with:
         python-version: '3.11'
         miniconda-version: latest
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ runs:
         FAISS_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES=AVX2 LD_DEBUG=libs $CONDA/bin/python -c "import faiss" 2>&1 | grep faiss.so
         LD_DEBUG=libs $CONDA/bin/python -c "import faiss" 2>&1 | grep faiss_avx2.so
     - name: Upload test results
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.3.1
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: test-results-${{ inputs.opt_level }}-${{ inputs.gpu }}-${{ inputs.raft }}
         path: test-results
diff --git a/.github/actions/build_conda/action.yml b/.github/actions/build_conda/action.yml
index ec407e6569..4658f13a8f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build_conda/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build_conda/action.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ runs:
           echo "shell=pwsh" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         fi
     - name: Setup miniconda
-      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3.0.3
+      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
       with:
         python-version: '3.11'
         miniconda-version:  latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6a9114628c..3f31ae3b96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install clang-format
         run: |
             sudo apt-get update -y
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build_cmake
   linux-x86_64-AVX2-cmake:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build_cmake
         with:
           opt_level: avx2
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build_cmake
         with:
           opt_level: avx512
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: 4-core-ubuntu-gpu-t4
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build_cmake
         with:
           gpu: ON
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: 4-core-ubuntu-gpu-t4
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build_cmake
         with:
           gpu: ON
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-2019
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: 2-core-ubuntu-arm
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
@@ -109,13 +109,29 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build_conda
         with:
           label: main
+  linux-x86_64-GPU-packages-CUDA-11-4-4:
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    runs-on: 4-core-ubuntu-gpu-t4
+    env:
+      CUDA_ARCHS: "60-real;61-real;62-real;70-real;72-real;75-real;80;86-real"
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/build_conda
+        with:
+          label: main
+          cuda: "11.4.4"
+          compiler_version: "11.2"
   linux-x86_64-GPU-RAFT-packages-CUDA11-8-0:
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     runs-on: 4-core-ubuntu-gpu-t4
@@ -123,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
       CUDA_ARCHS: "70-real;72-real;75-real;80;86-real"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
@@ -140,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
       CUDA_ARCHS: "70-real;72-real;75-real;80;86-real"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
@@ -156,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
       CUDA_ARCHS: "70-real;72-real;75-real;80;86-real"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
@@ -171,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-2019
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
@@ -183,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-14
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
@@ -195,7 +211,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: 2-core-ubuntu-arm
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
diff --git a/conda/faiss-gpu/build-lib.sh b/conda/faiss-gpu/build-lib.sh
index 2d25e9c5e6..41f4f02bbc 100755
--- a/conda/faiss-gpu/build-lib.sh
+++ b/conda/faiss-gpu/build-lib.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 
 set -e
 
+# Workaround for CUDA 11.4.4 builds. Moves all necessary headers to include root.
+if [[ -n "$FAISS_FLATTEN_CONDA_INCLUDES" && "$FAISS_FLATTEN_CONDA_INCLUDES" == "1" ]]; then
+  cp -r -n $CONDA_PREFIX/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu/sysroot/usr/include/* $CONDA_PREFIX/include/
+  cp -r -n $CONDA_PREFIX/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu/include/c++/11.2.0/* $CONDA_PREFIX/include/
+  cp -r -n $CONDA_PREFIX/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu/include/c++/11.2.0/x86_64-conda-linux-gnu/* $CONDA_PREFIX/include/
+fi
 
 # Build libfaiss.so/libfaiss_avx2.so/libfaiss_avx512.so
 cmake -B _build \
diff --git a/conda/faiss-gpu/meta.yaml b/conda/faiss-gpu/meta.yaml
index 3d614df1bf..db6b4e243f 100644
--- a/conda/faiss-gpu/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/faiss-gpu/meta.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ outputs:
         - {{ pin_compatible('libfaiss', exact=True) }}
       script_env:
         - CUDA_ARCHS
+        {% if cudatoolkit == '11.4.4' %}
+        - FAISS_FLATTEN_CONDA_INCLUDES=1
+        {% endif %}
     requirements:
       build:
         - {{ compiler('cxx') }}