diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b546bc513e..1a215343a9f 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ rapids_cpm_init()
 # following public header-only  raft dependencies:
 # * RMM
 # * Thrust
-# * libcu++
 # * GTest/GMock
-# * cuCollections
 #
 # The CMakeLists.txt for each of these projects are properly configured
 # to generate a build and install export-set, so reimplementing finding or
@@ -145,6 +143,11 @@ rapids_cpm_init()
 # error-prone if something about those targets change and our implementation
 # lags behind.
 ###
+
+# Putting this before raft to override RAFT from pulling them in.
+include(cmake/thirdparty/get_libcudacxx.cmake)
+include(cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake)
+
 include(cmake/thirdparty/get_raft.cmake)
 include(cmake/thirdparty/get_libcugraphops.cmake)
 
@@ -290,6 +293,7 @@ target_link_libraries(cugraph
     PUBLIC
         cugraph-ops::cugraph-ops++
         raft::raft
+        cuco::cuco
     PRIVATE
         cugraph::cuHornet
         NCCL::NCCL
@@ -401,6 +405,8 @@ target_link_libraries(cugraph_c
                 CUDA::curand
                 CUDA::cusolver
                 CUDA::cusparse
+                raft::raft
+                cuco::cuco
         PRIVATE
                 cugraph::cugraph
 )
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63453071ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_cuco.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#=============================================================================
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#=============================================================================
+
+function(find_and_configure_cuco VERSION)
+
+    rapids_cpm_find(cuco ${VERSION}
+      GLOBAL_TARGETS      cuco::cuco
+      BUILD_EXPORT_SET    cugraph-exports
+      CPM_ARGS
+        EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE
+        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuCollections.git
+        GIT_TAG        0ca860b824f5dc22cf8a41f09912e62e11f07d82
+        OPTIONS        "BUILD_TESTS OFF"
+                       "BUILD_BENCHMARKS OFF"
+                       "BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF"
+    )
+
+endfunction()
+
+# cuCollections doesn't have a version yet
+find_and_configure_cuco(0.0)
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_libcudacxx.cmake b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_libcudacxx.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41e5998a448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_libcudacxx.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# =============================================================================
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2022, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
+# in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
+# is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
+# or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+# the License.
+# =============================================================================
+
+# This function finds libcudacxx and sets any additional necessary environment variables.
+function(find_and_configure_libcudacxx)
+  include(${rapids-cmake-dir}/cpm/libcudacxx.cmake)
+
+  rapids_cpm_libcudacxx(BUILD_EXPORT_SET cugraph-exports
+                        INSTALL_EXPORT_SET cugraph-exports)
+
+endfunction()
+
+find_and_configure_libcudacxx()
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_raft.cmake b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_raft.cmake
index c659424fea9..431a511c2c8 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_raft.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_raft.cmake
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function(find_and_configure_raft)
       BUILD_EXPORT_SET    cugraph-exports
       INSTALL_EXPORT_SET  cugraph-exports
         CPM_ARGS
+            EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE
             GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/${PKG_FORK}/raft.git
             GIT_TAG        ${PKG_PINNED_TAG}
             SOURCE_SUBDIR  cpp
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ function(find_and_configure_raft)
                 "RAFT_COMPILE_LIBRARIES OFF"
                 "BUILD_TESTS OFF"
                 "BUILD_BENCH OFF"
+                "RAFT_ENABLE_cuco_DEPENDENCY OFF"
     )
 
     if(raft_ADDED)
@@ -53,8 +55,8 @@ endfunction()
 # To use a different RAFT locally, set the CMake variable
 # CPM_raft_SOURCE=/path/to/local/raft
 find_and_configure_raft(VERSION    ${CUGRAPH_MIN_VERSION_raft}
-                        FORK       rapidsai
-                        PINNED_TAG branch-${CUGRAPH_BRANCH_VERSION_raft}
+                        FORK       cjnolet
+                        PINNED_TAG build_2206_cuco_distance_component
 
                         # When PINNED_TAG above doesn't match cugraph,
                         # force local raft clone in build directory