diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ for a minimal build of libcudf without using conda are also listed below.
 Compilers:
 
 * `gcc` version 13.3+
-* `nvcc` version 12.2+
+* `nvcc` version 12.9+
 * `cmake` version 3.29.6+
 
 CUDA/GPU Runtime: