diff --git a/.github/ops-bot.yaml b/.github/ops-bot.yaml
index 1e9dffc4..0c8dc813 100644
--- a/.github/ops-bot.yaml
+++ b/.github/ops-bot.yaml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 forward_merger: true
+label_checker: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/breaking-change-alert.yaml b/.github/workflows/breaking-change-alert.yaml
index 056a371b..fa106f8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/breaking-change-alert.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/breaking-change-alert.yaml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Send Slack notification
-        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.27.0
+        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.0.0
         with:
           payload: |
             {
@@ -155,6 +155,6 @@ jobs:
                 }
               ]
             }
-        env:
-          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.NV_SLACK_BREAKING_CHANGE_NOTIFIER_APP }}
-          SLACK_WEBHOOK_TYPE: INCOMING_WEBHOOK
+          payload-templated: true
+          webhook: ${{ secrets.NV_SLACK_BREAKING_CHANGE_NOTIFIER_APP }}
+          webhook-type: incoming-webhook
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-in-devcontainer.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-in-devcontainer.yaml
index 160aec5a..7aea7c7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-in-devcontainer.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-in-devcontainer.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '16'
 
+      - name: Setup proxy cache
+        uses: nv-gha-runners/setup-proxy-cache@main
+        continue-on-error: true
+
       - if: ${{ env.HAS_DEVCONTAINER == 'true' }}
         name: Run build in devcontainer
         uses: devcontainers/ci@v0.3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml
index 4d72a556..201fc8d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-build.yaml
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "RAPIDS_NIGHTLY_DATE=${{ inputs.date }}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
       - name: Add custom gha-tools fork
         run: wget https://github.com/VenkateshJaya/gha-tools/releases/latest/download/tools.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin
+
+      - name: Setup proxy cache
+        uses: nv-gha-runners/setup-proxy-cache@main
+        continue-on-error: true
+
       - name: C++ build
         run: ${{ inputs.script }}
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml
index 1b7969ca..8b71b556 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-cpp-tests.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-on:
+  on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       build_type:
@@ -68,23 +68,29 @@ jobs:
           export MATRICES="
             pull-request:
               # amd64
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { 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: 'l4',   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' }
             nightly:
               # amd64
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.4.3', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { 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: 'l4',   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' }
               # 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' }
           "
 
-          TEST_MATRIX=$(yq -n 'env(MATRICES) | .[strenv(BUILD_TYPE)]')
+          # Use the nightly matrix for branch tests
+          MATRIX_TYPE="${BUILD_TYPE}"
+          if [[ "${MATRIX_TYPE}" == "branch" ]]; then
+            MATRIX_TYPE="nightly"
+          fi
+          export MATRIX_TYPE
+          TEST_MATRIX=$(yq -n 'env(MATRICES) | .[strenv(MATRIX_TYPE)]')
           export TEST_MATRIX
 
           MATRIX="$(
@@ -139,6 +145,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Add custom gha-tools fork
         run: wget https://github.com/VenkateshJaya/gha-tools/releases/latest/download/tools.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin
+      - name: Setup proxy cache
+        uses: nv-gha-runners/setup-proxy-cache@main
+        continue-on-error: true
+        # Skip the cache on RDS Lab nodes
+        if: ${{ matrix.GPU != 'v100' && matrix.GPU != 'a100' }}
 
       - name: C++ tests
         run: ${{ inputs.script }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml
index 9511d645..28704ad8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-python-build.yaml
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Add custom gha-tools fork
         run: wget https://github.com/VenkateshJaya/gha-tools/releases/latest/download/tools.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin
+      - name: Setup proxy cache
+        uses: nv-gha-runners/setup-proxy-cache@main
 
       - name: Python build
         run: ${{ inputs.script }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml
index f3cb54d5..889197aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-python-tests.yaml
@@ -71,23 +71,29 @@ jobs:
           export MATRICES="
             pull-request:
               # amd64
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { 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: 'l4',   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' }
             nightly:
               # amd64
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.4.3', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { 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: 'l4',   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' }
               # 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' }
           "
 
-          TEST_MATRIX=$(yq -n 'env(MATRICES) | .[strenv(BUILD_TYPE)]')
+          # Use the nightly matrix for branch tests
+          MATRIX_TYPE="${BUILD_TYPE}"
+          if [[ "${MATRIX_TYPE}" == "branch" ]]; then
+            MATRIX_TYPE="nightly"
+          fi
+          export MATRIX_TYPE
+          TEST_MATRIX=$(yq -n 'env(MATRICES) | .[strenv(MATRIX_TYPE)]')
           export TEST_MATRIX
 
           MATRIX="$(
@@ -143,6 +149,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Add custom gha-tools fork
         run: wget https://github.com/VenkateshJaya/gha-tools/releases/latest/download/tools.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin
+      - name: Setup proxy cache
+        uses: nv-gha-runners/setup-proxy-cache@main
+        continue-on-error: true
+        # Skip the cache on RDS Lab nodes
+        if: ${{ matrix.GPU != 'v100' && matrix.GPU != 'a100' }}
 
       - name: Python tests
         run: ${{ inputs.script }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml
index c69fe6bb..29ae9223 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels-build.yaml
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Add custom gha-tools fork
         run: wget https://github.com/VenkateshJaya/gha-tools/releases/latest/download/tools.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin
+      - name: Setup proxy cache
+        uses: nv-gha-runners/setup-proxy-cache@main
+        continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Build and repair the wheel
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml
index a2db66be..3c422c82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels-test.yaml
@@ -80,22 +80,28 @@ jobs:
           export MATRICES="
             pull-request:
               # amd64
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
+              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', 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' }
             nightly:
               # amd64
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.10', CUDA_VER: '11.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'rockylinux8', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'oldest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.11', CUDA_VER: '12.0.1', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu20.04', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu22.04', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'earliest', DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
-              - { ARCH: 'amd64', PY_VER: '3.12', CUDA_VER: '12.8.0', LINUX_VER: 'ubuntu24.04', GPU: 'v100', DRIVER: 'latest',   DEPENDENCIES: 'latest' }
+              - { 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' }
               # 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' }
           "
 
-          TEST_MATRIX=$(yq -n 'env(MATRICES) | .[strenv(BUILD_TYPE)]')
+          # Use the nightly matrix for branch tests
+          MATRIX_TYPE="${BUILD_TYPE}"
+          if [[ "${MATRIX_TYPE}" == "branch" ]]; then
+            MATRIX_TYPE="nightly"
+          fi
+          export MATRIX_TYPE
+          TEST_MATRIX=$(yq -n 'env(MATRICES) | .[strenv(MATRIX_TYPE)]')
           export TEST_MATRIX
 
           MATRIX="$(
@@ -155,6 +161,12 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Add custom gha-tools fork
       run: wget https://github.com/VenkateshJaya/gha-tools/releases/latest/download/tools.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin
+      
+    - name: Setup proxy cache
+      uses: nv-gha-runners/setup-proxy-cache@main
+      continue-on-error: true
+      # Skip the cache on RDS Lab nodes
+      if: ${{ matrix.GPU != 'v100' && matrix.GPU != 'a100' }}
 
     - name: Run tests
       run: ${{ inputs.script }}