diff --git a/conda/recipes/rapids-build-env/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/rapids-build-env/meta.yaml
index 58e97dfe..ce39fb7f 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/rapids-build-env/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/rapids-build-env/meta.yaml
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ requirements:
     - treelite {{ treelite_version }}
     - twine
     - typing_extensions
-    - ucx-proc=*=gpu
-    - ucx
+    - conda-forge::ucx-proc=*=gpu
+    - conda-forge::ucx {{ ucx_version }}
     - umap-learn
 
 about:
diff --git a/conda/recipes/rapids/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/rapids/meta.yaml
index 68db24f9..833c5df2 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/rapids/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/rapids/meta.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ requirements:
     - pylibcugraph ={{ minor_version }}.*
     - libcugraph_etl ={{ minor_version }}.*
     - ptxcompiler  # [linux64]  # CUDA enhanced compat. See https://github.com/rapidsai/ptxcompiler
+    - conda-forge::ucx-proc=*=gpu
+    - conda-forge::ucx {{ ucx_version }}
 
 test:              # [linux64]
   imports:         # [linux64]
diff --git a/conda/recipes/versions.yaml b/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
index 0ce6e7c0..659059cb 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/versions.yaml
@@ -167,3 +167,5 @@ treelite_version:
   - '=2.3.0'
 transformers_version:
   - '<=4.10.3'
+ucx_version:
+  - '>=1.12.1'