diff --git a/ci/build_python.sh b/ci/build_python.sh
index 0d08d3bf..9dc72106 100755
--- a/ci/build_python.sh
+++ b/ci/build_python.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ source rapids-configure-sccache
 
 source rapids-date-string
 
+RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION=$(rapids-generate-version)
+export RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION
+
 source rapids-rattler-channel-string
 
 CONDA_CONFIG_FILE="conda/recipes/versions.yaml"
diff --git a/conda/recipes/rapids-xgboost/recipe.yaml b/conda/recipes/rapids-xgboost/recipe.yaml
index 22cfde26..714e91bf 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/rapids-xgboost/recipe.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/rapids-xgboost/recipe.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 schema_version: 1
 
 context:
-  rapids_version: ${{ env.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG", default="0.0.0.dev") | replace("v", "")}}
+  rapids_version: ${{ env.get("RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION") }}
   cuda_version: ${{ (env.get("RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION") | split("."))[:2] | join(".") }}
   cuda_major: '${{ (env.get("RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION") | split("."))[0] }}'
   date_string: '${{ env.get("RAPIDS_DATE_STRING") }}'
diff --git a/conda/recipes/rapids/recipe.yaml b/conda/recipes/rapids/recipe.yaml
index 15a0c0d9..3505acf3 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/rapids/recipe.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/rapids/recipe.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 schema_version: 1
 
 context:
-  version: ${{ env.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG", default="0.0.0.dev") | replace("v", "")}}
+  version: ${{ env.get("RAPIDS_PACKAGE_VERSION") }}
   minor_version: ${{ (version | split("."))[:2] | join(".") }}
   cuda_version: ${{ (env.get("RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION") | split("."))[:2] | join(".") }}
   cuda_major: '${{ (env.get("RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION") | split("."))[0] }}'