diff --git a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cumlprims_mg.cmake b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cumlprims_mg.cmake
index 0bbc91fc17..805188b2e2 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cumlprims_mg.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cumlprims_mg.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #=============================================================================
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@
 #=============================================================================
 
 set(CUML_MIN_VERSION_cumlprims_mg "${CUML_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CUML_VERSION_MINOR}.00")
-set(CUML_BRANCH_VERSION_cumlprims_mg "${CUML_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CUML_VERSION_MINOR}")
 
 function(find_and_configure_cumlprims_mg)
 
     set(oneValueArgs VERSION FORK PINNED_TAG BUILD_STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL CLONE_ON_PIN)
     cmake_parse_arguments(PKG "" "${oneValueArgs}" "" ${ARGN} )
 
-    if(PKG_CLONE_ON_PIN AND NOT PKG_PINNED_TAG STREQUAL "branch-${CUML_BRANCH_VERSION_cumlprims_mg}")
+    if(PKG_CLONE_ON_PIN AND NOT PKG_PINNED_TAG STREQUAL "${rapids-cmake-checkout-tag}")
         message("Pinned tag found: ${PKG_PINNED_TAG}. Cloning cumlprims locally.")
         set(CPM_DOWNLOAD_cumlprims_mg ON)
     elseif(PKG_BUILD_STATIC AND (NOT CPM_cumlprims_mg_SOURCE))
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ endfunction()
 ###
 find_and_configure_cumlprims_mg(VERSION          ${CUML_MIN_VERSION_cumlprims_mg}
                                 FORK       rapidsai
-                                PINNED_TAG branch-${CUML_BRANCH_VERSION_cumlprims_mg}
+                                PINNED_TAG ${rapids-cmake-checkout-tag}
                                 BUILD_STATIC     ${CUML_USE_CUMLPRIMS_MG_STATIC}
                                 EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${CUML_EXCLUDE_CUMLPRIMS_MG_FROM_ALL}
                                 # When PINNED_TAG above doesn't match cuml,
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuvs.cmake b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuvs.cmake
index 7a2b5f3571..d22a93eed9 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuvs.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuvs.cmake
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@
 #=============================================================================
 
 set(CUML_MIN_VERSION_cuvs "${CUML_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CUML_VERSION_MINOR}.00")
-set(CUML_BRANCH_VERSION_cuvs "${CUML_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CUML_VERSION_MINOR}")
 
 function(find_and_configure_cuvs)
     set(oneValueArgs VERSION FORK PINNED_TAG EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL USE_CUVS_STATIC COMPILE_LIBRARY CLONE_ON_PIN)
     cmake_parse_arguments(PKG "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}"
             "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN} )
 
-    if(PKG_CLONE_ON_PIN AND NOT PKG_PINNED_TAG STREQUAL "branch-${CUML_BRANCH_VERSION_cuvs}")
+    if(PKG_CLONE_ON_PIN AND NOT PKG_PINNED_TAG STREQUAL "${rapids-cmake-checkout-tag}")
         message(STATUS "CUML: CUVS pinned tag found: ${PKG_PINNED_TAG}. Cloning cuvs locally.")
         set(CPM_DOWNLOAD_cuvs ON)
     elseif(PKG_USE_CUVS_STATIC AND (NOT CPM_cuvs_SOURCE))
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ endfunction()
 # CPM_cuvs_SOURCE=/path/to/local/cuvs
 find_and_configure_cuvs(VERSION          ${CUML_MIN_VERSION_cuvs}
       FORK             rapidsai
-      PINNED_TAG       branch-${CUML_BRANCH_VERSION_cuvs}
+      PINNED_TAG       ${rapids-cmake-checkout-tag}
       EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${CUML_EXCLUDE_CUVS_FROM_ALL}
       # When PINNED_TAG above doesn't match cuml,
       # force local cuvs clone in build directory
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_raft.cmake b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_raft.cmake
index 94c8392d9a..bbcbc674f6 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_raft.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_raft.cmake
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@
 #=============================================================================
 
 set(CUML_MIN_VERSION_raft "${CUML_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CUML_VERSION_MINOR}.00")
-set(CUML_BRANCH_VERSION_raft "${CUML_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CUML_VERSION_MINOR}")
 
 function(find_and_configure_raft)
     set(oneValueArgs VERSION FORK PINNED_TAG EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL USE_RAFT_STATIC COMPILE_LIBRARY CLONE_ON_PIN NVTX)
     cmake_parse_arguments(PKG "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}"
             "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN} )
 
-    if(PKG_CLONE_ON_PIN AND NOT PKG_PINNED_TAG STREQUAL "branch-${CUML_BRANCH_VERSION_raft}")
+    if(PKG_CLONE_ON_PIN AND NOT PKG_PINNED_TAG STREQUAL "${rapids-cmake-checkout-tag}")
         message(STATUS "CUML: RAFT pinned tag found: ${PKG_PINNED_TAG}. Cloning raft locally.")
         set(CPM_DOWNLOAD_raft ON)
     elseif(PKG_USE_RAFT_STATIC AND (NOT CPM_raft_SOURCE))
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ endfunction()
 # CPM_raft_SOURCE=/path/to/local/raft
 find_and_configure_raft(VERSION          ${CUML_MIN_VERSION_raft}
       FORK             rapidsai
-      PINNED_TAG       branch-${CUML_BRANCH_VERSION_raft}
+      PINNED_TAG       ${rapids-cmake-checkout-tag}
       EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${CUML_EXCLUDE_RAFT_FROM_ALL}
       # When PINNED_TAG above doesn't match cuml,
       # force local raft clone in build directory