diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7e6924f1f271..d9139740a41e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ repos:
           (?x)
             ^pyproject[.]toml$
   - repo: https://github.com/rapidsai/dependency-file-generator
-    rev: v1.21.0
+    rev: v1.22.0
     hooks:
       - id: rapids-dependency-file-generator
         args: ["--clean", "--warn-all", "--strict"]
diff --git a/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/run_tests.sh b/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/run_tests.sh
index baaf9962b1b1..e84341ffe667 100755
--- a/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/run_tests.sh
+++ b/ci/cudf_pandas_scripts/run_tests.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PYLIBCUDF_WHEELHOUSE=$(rapids-download-from-github "$(rapids-artifact-name wheel
 CUDF_WHEELHOUSE=$(rapids-download-from-github "$(rapids-artifact-name wheel_python cudf cudf --stable --cuda "$RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION")")
 
 # generate constraints (possibly pinning to oldest support versions of dependencies)
-rapids-generate-pip-constraints test_python_cudf_pandas ./constraints.txt
+rapids-generate-pip-constraints test_python_cudf_pandas ./constraints.txt constraints
 
 # notes:
 #
diff --git a/ci/test_cudf_polars_polars_tests.sh b/ci/test_cudf_polars_polars_tests.sh
index b97264cf3159..c8526d11ed40 100755
--- a/ci/test_cudf_polars_polars_tests.sh
+++ b/ci/test_cudf_polars_polars_tests.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CUDF_STREAMING_WHEELHOUSE=$(rapids-download-from-github "$(rapids-artifact-name
 CUDF_POLARS_WHEELHOUSE=$(rapids-download-from-github "$(rapids-artifact-name wheel_python cudf-polars cudf --pure --arch any --cuda "$RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION")")
 
 # generate constraints (possibly pinning to oldest support versions of dependencies)
-rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_cudf_polars "${PIP_CONSTRAINT}"
+rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_cudf_polars "${PIP_CONSTRAINT}" constraints
 
 rapids-logger "Install libcudf, pylibcudf and cudf_polars"
 
diff --git a/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh b/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh
index 8d4b8c5ba31c..e37375a4f9e8 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel_cudf.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CUDF_WHEELHOUSE=$(rapids-download-from-github "$(rapids-artifact-name wheel_pyth
 rapids-logger "Install pylibcudf and its basic dependencies in a virtual environment"
 
 # generate constraints (possibly pinning to oldest support versions of dependencies)
-rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_cudf "${PIP_CONSTRAINT}"
+rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_cudf "${PIP_CONSTRAINT}" constraints
 
 RESULTS_DIR=${RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR:-"$(mktemp -d)"}
 RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR=${RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR:-"${RESULTS_DIR}/test-results"}/
diff --git a/ci/test_wheel_cudf_polars.sh b/ci/test_wheel_cudf_polars.sh
index 1869ec8800a9..5196f79c3fa6 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel_cudf_polars.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel_cudf_polars.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ LIBCUDF_STREAMING_WHEELHOUSE=$(rapids-download-from-github "$(rapids-artifact-na
 CUDF_STREAMING_WHEELHOUSE=$(rapids-download-from-github "$(rapids-artifact-name wheel_python cudf-streaming cudf --stable --cuda "$RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION")")
 
 # generate constraints (possibly pinning to oldest support versions of dependencies)
-rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_cudf_polars "${PIP_CONSTRAINT}"
+rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_cudf_polars "${PIP_CONSTRAINT}" constraints
 
 read -r -a VERSIONS <<< "$(python ci/utils/get_matrix_values.py dependencies.yaml test_cudf_polars_compat polars_compat_version)"
 
diff --git a/ci/test_wheel_cudf_streaming.sh b/ci/test_wheel_cudf_streaming.sh
index 0a1210f9b04c..a4b2ef8c9d52 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel_cudf_streaming.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel_cudf_streaming.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LIBCUDF_WHEELHOUSE=$(rapids-download-from-github "$(rapids-artifact-name wheel_c
 PYLIBCUDF_WHEELHOUSE=$(rapids-download-from-github "$(rapids-artifact-name wheel_python pylibcudf cudf --stable --cuda "$RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION")")
 
 # generate constraints (possibly pinning to oldest support versions of dependencies)
-rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_cudf_streaming "${PIP_CONSTRAINT}"
+rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_cudf_streaming "${PIP_CONSTRAINT}" constraints
 
 rapids-logger "Install cudf_streaming and its dependencies"
 
diff --git a/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh b/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh
index 459b04a3a7bb..e39b6d825efe 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel_dask_cudf.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ CUDF_WHEELHOUSE=$(rapids-download-from-github "$(rapids-artifact-name wheel_pyth
 rapids-logger "Install dask_cudf, cudf, pylibcudf, and test requirements"
 
 # generate constraints (possibly pinning to oldest support versions of dependencies)
-rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_dask_cudf "${PIP_CONSTRAINT}"
+rapids-generate-pip-constraints py_test_dask_cudf "${PIP_CONSTRAINT}" constraints
 
 # notes:
 #
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index d14a559a977c..cf6a3fff1382 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ channels:
 dependencies:
   build_base:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - &cmake_ver cmake>=4.0
           - ninja
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ dependencies:
           # Align nvcomp version with rapids-cmake
           - libnvcomp-dev==5.3.0.16
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               use_cuda_wheels: "false"
@@ -801,31 +801,31 @@ dependencies:
               - nvidia-libnvcomp==5.3.0.16
   rapids_build_skbuild:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - &rapids_build_backend rapids-build-backend>=0.4.0,<0.5.0
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - scikit-build-core>=0.11.0
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - scikit-build-core[pyproject]>=0.11.0
   rapids_build_setuptools:
     common:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - *rapids_build_backend
           - setuptools>=77.0.0
           - wheel
   build_python_common:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
 
           - cython>=3.2.2,<3.3.0a0
   numpy_run:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - numpy>=2.0,<3.0
   pyarrow_run:
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: [conda]
         packages:
           - pyarrow>=19.0.0,<24  # https://github.com/rapidsai/cudf/issues/22229
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - pyarrow>=19.0.0,<24  # https://github.com/rapidsai/cudf/issues/22229
   # 'cuda_version' intentionally does not contain fallback entries... we want
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ dependencies:
               cuda: "13.3"
             packages:
               - cuda-version=13.3
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         matrices:
           # if use_cuda_wheels=false is provided, do not add dependencies on any CUDA wheels
           # (e.g. for DLFW and pip devcontainers)
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ dependencies:
           - libcurand-dev
           - libnvjitlink-dev
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           # if use_cuda_wheels=false is provided, do not add dependencies on any CUDA wheels
           # (e.g. for DLFW and pip devcontainers)
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ dependencies:
               - python>=3.11
   run_common:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - fsspec>=0.6.0
           # pandas 3.0.4 segfaults constructing pd.Timedelta on Python 3.14,
@@ -1066,12 +1066,12 @@ dependencies:
           - &pandas pandas>=3.0.0,<3.0.4a0
   run_pylibcudf:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - nvtx>=0.2.1
   depends_on_cuda_bindings:
     specific:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ dependencies:
               - cuda-bindings>=13.0.1,<14.0
   run_cudf:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - cachetools
           - &numba numba>=0.60.0,<0.65.0
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ dependencies:
           - packaging
           - rich
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           # if use_cuda_wheels=false is provided, do not add dependencies on any CUDA wheels
           # (e.g. for DLFW and pip devcontainers)
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ dependencies:
             packages: []
   run_cudf_polars:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           # 'nvidia-ml-py' provides the 'pynvml' module
           - &nvidia_ml_py nvidia-ml-py>=12
@@ -1126,12 +1126,12 @@ dependencies:
           - typing_extensions>=4.0.0
   run_cudf_polars_dask:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - rapids-dask-dependency==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
   run_dask_cudf:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - *nvidia_ml_py
           - rapids-dask-dependency==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
@@ -1140,10 +1140,10 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - python-confluent-kafka
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - streamz
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - confluent-kafka
   test_cpp:
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ dependencies:
           - boost
   test_python_common:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - pytest<9.1.0
           - pytest-cov
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ dependencies:
   test_python_cudf_common:
     specific:
       # Define additional constraints for testing with oldest dependencies.
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix: {dependencies: "oldest"}
             packages:
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ dependencies:
               - cupy==14.0.1
           - matrix:
             packages:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               dependencies: "oldest"
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ dependencies:
               - cuda-bindings==13.0.1
           - matrix:
             packages:
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         # Using --constraints for pip install, so we list cupy multiple times
         # cuPy 14 has a regression for cudf / cupy interop
         # See https://github.com/cupy/cupy/issues/9709
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ dependencies:
             packages:
   test_python_dask_cudf:
     specific:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               dependencies: "oldest"
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ dependencies:
             packages:
   test_python_pylibcudf:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - &fastavro fastavro>=0.22.9
           - mmh3
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ dependencies:
           - xxhash
   test_python_s3:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           # Upper bound on aiobotocore to avoid build issues in CI
           # https://github.com/rapidsai/cudf/issues/20843
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ dependencies:
           - moto>=4.0.8
   test_python_cudf:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - cramjam
           - *fastavro
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ dependencies:
             packages:
   test_python_cudf_polars:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - rich
           - pytest-httpserver
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ dependencies:
           - gdb
   test_python_narwhals:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           # https://github.com/narwhals-dev/narwhals/blob/main/pyproject.toml#L67
           - pytest-env
@@ -1354,12 +1354,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &libcudf_unsuffixed libcudf==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ dependencies:
             packages: [*libcudf_unsuffixed]
   depends_on_numba_cuda:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           # TODO: Remove after https://github.com/rapidsai/build-planning/issues/301 is resolved.
           - numba>=0.60.0,<0.65.0
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ dependencies:
         packages:
           - &numba_cuda numba-cuda>=0.22.2
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ dependencies:
     # Once a conda package exists, add an `output_types: [conda]` entry here
     # mirroring `depends_on_numba_cuda`.
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1431,12 +1431,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &pylibcudf_unsuffixed pylibcudf==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1456,12 +1456,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &plc_unsuffixed pylibcudf==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1481,12 +1481,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &cudf_unsuffixed cudf==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ dependencies:
     #       other packages with -cu{nn}x suffixes in this file.
     #       All RAPIDS wheel builds (including in devcontainers) expect cupy to be suffixed.
     specific:
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1552,11 +1552,11 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &libkvikio_unsuffixed libkvikio==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         packages:
           - --extra-index-url=https://pypi.anaconda.org/rapidsai-wheels-nightly/simple/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1577,12 +1577,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &librmm_unsuffixed librmm==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1603,12 +1603,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &rmm_unsuffixed rmm==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1629,12 +1629,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &libucxx_unsuffixed libucxx==0.52.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1655,12 +1655,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &ucxx_unsuffixed ucxx==0.52.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1681,12 +1681,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &rapidsmpf_unsuffixed rapidsmpf==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1707,12 +1707,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &librapidsmpf_unsuffixed librapidsmpf==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1733,12 +1733,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &libcudf_streaming_unsuffixed libcudf-streaming==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1759,12 +1759,12 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &cudf_streaming_unsuffixed cudf-streaming==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
     specific:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1785,21 +1785,21 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - ray-default>=2.55.1
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - ray>=2.55.1
   depends_on_rapids_logger:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - rapids-logger==0.2.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
   test_python_pandas_cudf:
     common:
-      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           # dependencies to run pandas tests
           # https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/blob/main/environment.yml
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@ dependencies:
           - hypothesis>=6.131.7
   test_python_cudf_pandas:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - ipykernel
           - ipython
@@ -1847,13 +1847,15 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
           - &dask_cuda_unsuffixed dask-cuda==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         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/
+      - output_types: constraints
+        packages:
           - *dask_cuda_unsuffixed
     specific:
-      - output_types: pyproject
+      - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               cuda: "12.*"
@@ -1891,17 +1893,17 @@ dependencies:
           - cudf-polars==26.10.*,>=0.0.0a0
   depends_on_narwhals:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - narwhals==2.24.0
   cudf_polars_trace:
     common:
-      - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
+      - output_types: [conda, requirements, constraints, pyproject]
         packages:
           - structlog
   test_cudf_pandas_compat:
     specific:
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               pandas_compat_version: "3.0"
@@ -1912,7 +1914,7 @@ dependencies:
             packages:
   test_cudf_polars_compat:
     specific:
-      - output_types: requirements
+      - output_types: [requirements, constraints]
         matrices:
           - matrix:
               polars_compat_version: "1.35"