diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 3ee6692d..21e897dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           - '**'
           - '!.devcontainer/**'
           - '!.github/CODEOWNERS'
+          - '!.pre-commit-config.yaml'
           - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
           - '!README.md'
           - '!ci/release/update-version.sh'
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           - '**'
           - '!.devcontainer/**'
           - '!.github/CODEOWNERS'
+          - '!.pre-commit-config.yaml'
           - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
           - '!README.md'
           - '!ci/release/update-version.sh'
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           - '**'
           - '!.devcontainer/**'
           - '!.github/CODEOWNERS'
+          - '!.pre-commit-config.yaml'
           - '!CONTRIBUTING.md'
           - '!README.md'
           - '!ci/release/update-version.sh'
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 80328fdb..27b53dc3 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ repos:
               setup[.]cfg$
       - id: verify-alpha-spec
   - repo: https://github.com/rapidsai/dependency-file-generator
-    rev: v1.19.0
+    rev: v1.20.0
     hooks:
         - id: rapids-dependency-file-generator
-          args: ["--clean"]
+          args: ["--clean", "--warn-all", "--strict"]
   - repo: local
     hooks:
         - id: cmake-format
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index aba23208..2a179e4c 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ files:
     includes:
       - depends_on_libraft
       - depends_on_nccl
-      - depends_on_rapids_logger
   py_build_pylibwholegraph:
     output: pyproject
     pyproject_dir: python/pylibwholegraph
@@ -305,11 +304,6 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: [conda, pyproject, requirements]
         packages:
           - cython>=3.0.0
-  python_run_libwholegraph:
-    common:
-      - output_types: [conda, pyproject, requirements]
-        packages:
-          - depends_on_rapids_logger
   python_run_pylibwholegraph:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda, pyproject, requirements]
@@ -487,15 +481,6 @@ dependencies:
             packages:
               - librmm-cu12==25.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
           - {matrix: null, packages: [*librmm_unsuffixed]}
-  depends_on_rapids_logger:
-    common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
-        packages:
-          - rapids-logger==0.1.*,>=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
   depends_on_libwholegraph:
     common:
       - output_types: conda
diff --git a/python/libwholegraph/libwholegraph/load.py b/python/libwholegraph/libwholegraph/load.py
index af26cd50..dde1df7a 100644
--- a/python/libwholegraph/libwholegraph/load.py
+++ b/python/libwholegraph/libwholegraph/load.py
@@ -48,10 +48,8 @@ def load_library():
         # these libraries must be loaded before libwholegraph because
         # libwholegraph references their symbols
         import libraft
-        import rapids_logger
 
         libraft.load_library()
-        rapids_logger.load_library()
     except ModuleNotFoundError:
         # 'libwholegraph' has a runtime dependency on 'libraft' et al.. However,
         # that dependency might be satisfied by a conda package
diff --git a/python/libwholegraph/pyproject.toml b/python/libwholegraph/pyproject.toml
index bccbe59e..8f351711 100644
--- a/python/libwholegraph/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/libwholegraph/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "libraft==25.10.*,>=0.0.0a0",
-    "rapids-logger==0.1.*,>=0.0.0a0",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.