diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
index eb0afeb18..29875cfa9 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies:
 - clang-tools==20.1.4
 - clang==20.1.4
 - click >=8.1
-- cmake>=3.30.4,<4
+- cmake>=3.30.4
 - cuda-cudart-dev
 - cuda-cupti-dev
 - cuda-nvcc
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
index ffa82c8ab..08bd54e51 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies:
 - clang-tools==20.1.4
 - clang==20.1.4
 - click >=8.1
-- cmake>=3.30.4,<4
+- cmake>=3.30.4
 - cuda-cudart-dev
 - cuda-cupti-dev
 - cuda-nvcc
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-131_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-131_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 92855ab74..d9f769291 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-131_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-131_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies:
 - clang-tools==20.1.4
 - clang==20.1.4
 - click >=8.1
-- cmake>=3.30.4,<4
+- cmake>=3.30.4
 - cuda-cudart-dev
 - cuda-cupti-dev
 - cuda-nvcc
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-131_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-131_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 3560739fd..35ee1f0cd 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-131_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-131_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies:
 - clang-tools==20.1.4
 - clang==20.1.4
 - click >=8.1
-- cmake>=3.30.4,<4
+- cmake>=3.30.4
 - cuda-cudart-dev
 - cuda-cupti-dev
 - cuda-nvcc
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 3bc9b0a8c..47a80c709 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda, pyproject, requirements]
         packages:
-          - &cmake_ver cmake>=3.30.4,<4
+          - &cmake_ver cmake>=3.30.4
           - ninja
   build-cpp:
     common:
diff --git a/python/librapidsmpf/pyproject.toml b/python/librapidsmpf/pyproject.toml
index 1b77f5571..ae908f3c0 100644
--- a/python/librapidsmpf/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/librapidsmpf/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 [build-system]
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
 dependencies-file = "../../dependencies.yaml"
 matrix-entry = "cuda_suffixed=true"
 requires = [
-    "cmake>=3.30.4,<4",
+    "cmake>=3.30.4",
     "libcudf==26.2.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "librmm==26.2.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "libucxx==0.48.*,>=0.0.0a0",
diff --git a/python/rapidsmpf/pyproject.toml b/python/rapidsmpf/pyproject.toml
index 01c3a176e..9c2893375 100644
--- a/python/rapidsmpf/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/rapidsmpf/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 [build-system]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
 dependencies-file = "../../dependencies.yaml"
 matrix-entry = "cuda_suffixed=true"
 requires = [
-    "cmake>=3.30.4,<4",
+    "cmake>=3.30.4",
     "cython>=3.0.3,<3.2.0",
     "libcudf==26.2.*,>=0.0.0a0",
     "librapidsmpf==26.2.*,>=0.0.0a0",