From a3decae26195b520785049731c5a8cb82e7b9245 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Sarahan <msarahan@nvidia.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2026 21:17:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Skip package tests during Python Conda build

---
 ci/build_python.sh | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ci/build_python.sh b/ci/build_python.sh
index 3904f9dc3..c077a6b46 100644
--- a/ci/build_python.sh
+++ b/ci/build_python.sh
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ source rapids-telemetry-setup
 # --no-build-id allows for caching with `sccache`
 # more info is available at
 # https://rattler.build/latest/tips_and_tricks/#using-sccache-or-ccache-with-rattler-build
+# Package tests install the newly built outputs and therefore require runtime
+# packages from the complete RAPIDS build. Run those in the separate test jobs.
 rapids-telemetry-record build.log rattler-build build \
     --recipe conda/recipes/ucxx \
+    --test skip \
     --experimental \
     --no-build-id \
     --output-dir "$RAPIDS_CONDA_BLD_OUTPUT_DIR" \