diff --git a/conda/recipes/rapids_core_dependencies/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/rapids_core_dependencies/meta.yaml
index a1c860e6..6362829b 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/rapids_core_dependencies/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/rapids_core_dependencies/meta.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
-{% set version = environ.get('GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG', '0.0.0.dev').lstrip('v') + environ.get('VERSION_SUFFIX', '') %}
+{% set version = environ.get('GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG', '0.0.0.dev').lstrip('v') %}
 {% set cuda_version = '.'.join(environ['RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION'].split('.')[:2]) %}
 {% set cuda_major = cuda_version.split('.')[0] %}
+{% set date_string = environ['RAPIDS_DATE_STRING'] %}
 
 package:
   name: rapids_core_dependencies
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ source:
 
 build:
   number: {{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
-  string: cuda{{ cuda_major }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_HASH }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
+  string: cuda{{ cuda_major }}_{{ date_string }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_HASH }}_{{ GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER }}
   ignore_run_exports_from:
     - {{ compiler('cuda') }}