diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2cf129dea..b92713c2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "pull-request/[0-9]+"
       - "main"
+      - "release/*"
 
 jobs:
   ci-vars:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-wheel-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test-wheel-linux.yml
index 796ab306e..e823485a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-wheel-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-wheel-linux.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8  # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Validate Test Type
         run: |
@@ -97,8 +95,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8  # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup proxy cache
         uses: nv-gha-runners/setup-proxy-cache@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-wheel-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/test-wheel-windows.yml
index 93b81ff0a..9133170bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-wheel-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-wheel-windows.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8  # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Validate Test Type
         run: |
@@ -76,8 +74,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8  # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup proxy cache
         uses: nv-gha-runners/setup-proxy-cache@main
diff --git a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/__init__.py b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/__init__.py
index 94fb0aa08..bb3c6dcf8 100644
--- a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/__init__.py
+++ b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/__init__.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 try:
-    import cuda.bindings
+    from cuda import bindings
 except ImportError:
     raise ImportError("cuda.bindings 12.x or 13.x must be installed") from None
 else:
-    cuda_major, cuda_minor = cuda.bindings.__version__.split(".")[:2]
+    cuda_major, cuda_minor = bindings.__version__.split(".")[:2]
     if cuda_major not in ("12", "13"):
         raise ImportError("cuda.bindings 12.x or 13.x must be installed")
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 else:
     del versioned_mod
 finally:
-    del cuda.bindings, importlib, subdir, cuda_major, cuda_minor
+    del bindings, importlib, subdir, cuda_major, cuda_minor
 
 import sys  # noqa: E402
 import warnings  # noqa: E402
diff --git a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_graph.py b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_graph.py
index b8ebe9ae5..a82bd70f5 100644
--- a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_graph.py
+++ b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_graph.py
@@ -318,7 +318,10 @@ def complete(self, options: GraphCompleteOptions | None = None) -> Graph:
             raise RuntimeError(
                 "Instantiation for device launch failed due to the nodes belonging to different contexts."
             )
-        elif params.result_out == driver.CUgraphInstantiateResult.CUDA_GRAPH_INSTANTIATE_CONDITIONAL_HANDLE_UNUSED:
+        elif (
+            _py_major_minor >= (12, 8)
+            and params.result_out == driver.CUgraphInstantiateResult.CUDA_GRAPH_INSTANTIATE_CONDITIONAL_HANDLE_UNUSED
+        ):
             raise RuntimeError("One or more conditional handles are not associated with conditional builders.")
         elif params.result_out != driver.CUgraphInstantiateResult.CUDA_GRAPH_INSTANTIATE_SUCCESS:
             raise RuntimeError(f"Graph instantiation failed with unexpected error code: {params.result_out}")
diff --git a/cuda_core/tests/test_graph.py b/cuda_core/tests/test_graph.py
index cc558b6d2..615f7242c 100644
--- a/cuda_core/tests/test_graph.py
+++ b/cuda_core/tests/test_graph.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def test_graph_conditional_if_else(init_cuda, condition_value):
     try:
         gb_if, gb_else = gb.if_else(handle)
     except RuntimeError as e:
-        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="^Driver version"):
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="^(Driver|Binding) version"):
             raise e
         gb.end_building()
         b.close()
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def test_graph_conditional_switch(init_cuda, condition_value):
     try:
         gb_case = list(gb.switch(handle, 3))
     except RuntimeError as e:
-        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="^Driver version"):
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="^(Driver|Binding) version"):
             raise e
         gb.end_building()
         b.close()
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ def build_graph(condition_value):
         try:
             gb_case = list(gb.switch(handle, 3))
         except Exception as e:
-            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="^Driver version"):
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="^(Driver|Binding) version"):
                 raise e
             gb.end_building()
             raise e
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ def build_graph(condition_value):
     try:
         graph_variants = [build_graph(0), build_graph(1), build_graph(2)]
     except Exception as e:
-        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="^Driver version"):
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="^(Driver|Binding) version"):
             raise e
         b.close()
         pytest.skip("Driver does not support conditional switch")