diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml
index 58ca161a..b6910f7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ jobs:
           export MATRIX="
           # amd64
           - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           # arm64
           - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           "
 
           MATRIX="$(
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml
index ca487730..96f6235a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml
@@ -83,19 +83,19 @@ jobs:
               # amd64
               - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.4.3', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
               - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
               # arm64
-              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
             nightly:
               # amd64
               - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.4.3', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
               # arm64
               - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.2.2', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu22.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
           "
 
           # only overwrite MATRIX_TYPE if it was set to 'auto'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml
index 47c45646..4c6cc506 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml
@@ -62,18 +62,22 @@ jobs:
           export MATRIX="
           # amd64
           - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           # arm64
           - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           "
 
           MATRIX="$(
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml
index efcfc2b6..92e51794 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml
@@ -86,19 +86,19 @@ jobs:
               # amd64
               - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.4.3', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
               - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
               # arm64
-              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
             nightly:
               # amd64
               - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.4.3', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
               # arm64
               - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.2.2', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu22.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
           "
 
           # only overwrite MATRIX_TYPE if it was set to 'auto'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml
index 89884433..357826e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml
@@ -107,18 +107,22 @@ jobs:
           export MATRIX="
           # amd64
           - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           # arm64
           - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
-          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
+          - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8' }
           "
 
           MATRIX="$(
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml
index 89bb8b4a..62ff1553 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml
@@ -93,19 +93,19 @@ jobs:
           export MATRICES="
             pull-request:
               # amd64
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
               # arm64
-              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
             nightly:
               # amd64
               - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
               - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu22.04', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu22.04', GPU: 'l4',   DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'h100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
               # arm64
               - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.2.2', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.2.2', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'arm64', PY_VER: '3.13', CUDA_VER: '12.9.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'a100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
           "
 
           # only overwrite MATRIX_TYPE if it was set to 'auto'