diff --git a/cmake/rapids_config.cmake b/cmake/rapids_config.cmake
index 2099a762a4..a79146493d 100644
--- a/cmake/rapids_config.cmake
+++ b/cmake/rapids_config.cmake
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 # =============================================================================
 # cmake-format: off
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2018-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2018-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # cmake-format: on
 # =============================================================================
+
+# Test rapids-cmake PR #1044 (bump cuco for the new bloom filter)
+set(CPM_DOWNLOAD_cuco ON)
+set(rapids-cmake-repo PointKernel/rapids-cmake)
+set(rapids-cmake-branch cuco-new-filter)
+
 file(READ "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../VERSION" _rapids_version)
 if(_rapids_version MATCHES [[^([0-9][0-9])\.([0-9][0-9])\.([0-9][0-9])]])
   set(RAPIDS_VERSION_MAJOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")