diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
index d94acac0a..7f054feab 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies:
 - librmm==25.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - libtool
 - ninja
-- numba>=0.59.1,<0.62.0a0
+- numba-cuda>=0.16.0,<0.17.0a0
 - numpy>=1.23,<3.0a0
 - pip
 - pkg-config
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 492ba0adb..596256f2a 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies:
 - librmm==25.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
 - libtool
 - ninja
-- numba>=0.59.1,<0.62.0a0
+- numba-cuda>=0.16.0,<0.17.0a0
 - numpy>=1.23,<3.0a0
 - pip
 - pkg-config
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index fabc069ac..fa937eb32 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
-          - &numba numba>=0.59.1,<0.62.0a0
+          - &numba-cuda numba-cuda>=0.16.0,<0.17.0a0
           - rapids-dask-dependency==25.8.*,>=0.0.0a0
   test_cpp:
     common:
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
           - cloudpickle
-          - *numba
+          - *numba-cuda
           - pytest==7.*
           - pytest-asyncio
           - pytest-rerunfailures
diff --git a/python/distributed-ucxx/distributed_ucxx/ucxx.py b/python/distributed-ucxx/distributed_ucxx/ucxx.py
index 723fe8483..92a72795a 100644
--- a/python/distributed-ucxx/distributed_ucxx/ucxx.py
+++ b/python/distributed-ucxx/distributed_ucxx/ucxx.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import struct
 import weakref
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable, Collection
+from enum import Enum
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -86,13 +87,18 @@ def _warn_cuda_context_wrong_device(
     )
 
 
-def synchronize_stream(stream=0):
+class CudaStream(Enum):
+    Default = 0
+
+
+def synchronize_stream(stream: CudaStream = CudaStream.Default):
     import numba.cuda
 
-    ctx = numba.cuda.current_context()
-    cu_stream = numba.cuda.driver.drvapi.cu_stream(stream)
-    stream = numba.cuda.driver.Stream(ctx, cu_stream, None)
-    stream.synchronize()
+    if stream == CudaStream.Default:
+        numba_stream = numba.cuda.default_stream()
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Unsupported stream")
+    numba_stream.synchronize()
 
 
 class gc_disabled:
@@ -467,7 +473,7 @@ async def write(
         try:
             if multi_buffer is True:
                 if any(hasattr(f, "__cuda_array_interface__") for f in frames):
-                    synchronize_stream(0)
+                    synchronize_stream(CudaStream.Default)
 
                 close = [struct.pack("?", False)]
                 await self.ep.send_multi(close + frames)
@@ -502,7 +508,7 @@ async def write(
                 # non-blocking CUDA streams. Note this is only sufficient if the memory
                 # being sent is not currently in use on non-blocking CUDA streams.
                 if any(cuda_send_frames):
-                    synchronize_stream(0)
+                    synchronize_stream(CudaStream.Default)
 
                 for each_frame in send_frames:
                     await self.ep.send(each_frame)
@@ -581,7 +587,7 @@ async def read(self, deserializers=("cuda", "dask", "pickle", "error")):
                 # synchronize the default stream before starting receiving to ensure
                 # buffers have been allocated
                 if any(cuda_recv_frames):
-                    synchronize_stream(0)
+                    synchronize_stream(CudaStream.Default)
 
                 try:
                     for each_frame in recv_frames:
diff --git a/python/distributed-ucxx/pyproject.toml b/python/distributed-ucxx/pyproject.toml
index 0f96d0bd0..84e86b6c6 100644
--- a/python/distributed-ucxx/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/distributed-ucxx/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ authors = [
 license = { text = "BSD-3-Clause" }
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
-    "numba>=0.59.1,<0.62.0a0",
+    "numba-cuda>=0.16.0,<0.17.0a0",
     "rapids-dask-dependency==25.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "ucxx==0.45.*,>=0.0.0a0",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
diff --git a/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml b/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml
index 3a5c92986..f570c853f 100644
--- a/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/ucxx/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test = [
     "cloudpickle",
     "cudf==25.8.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "cupy-cuda12x>=12.0.0",
-    "numba>=0.59.1,<0.62.0a0",
+    "numba-cuda>=0.16.0,<0.17.0a0",
     "pytest-asyncio",
     "pytest-rerunfailures",
     "pytest==7.*",