diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fd20287..a5f0b16e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ About xgboost-feedstock
 
 Feedstock license: [BSD-3-Clause](https://github.com/conda-forge/xgboost-feedstock/blob/main/LICENSE.txt)
 
+About xgboost
+-------------
+
 Home: https://github.com/dmlc/xgboost
 
 Package license: Apache-2.0
@@ -22,6 +25,14 @@ framework. XGBoost provides a parallel tree boosting (also known as GBDT, GBM) t
 data science problems in a fast and accurate way. The same code runs on major distributed
 environment (Hadoop, SGE, MPI) and can solve problems beyond billions of examples.
 
+About xgboost-proc
+------------------
+
+Home: https://github.com/conda-forge/xgboost-feedstock
+
+Package license: BSD-3-Clause
+
+Summary: A meta-package to select CPU or GPU xgboost build.
 
 Current build status
 ====================
@@ -137,16 +148,11 @@ Current release info
 
 | Name | Downloads | Version | Platforms |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-_py--xgboost--mutex-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/_py-xgboost-mutex) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/_py-xgboost-mutex.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/_py-xgboost-mutex) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/_py-xgboost-mutex.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/_py-xgboost-mutex) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/_py-xgboost-mutex.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/_py-xgboost-mutex) |
-| [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-_r--xgboost--mutex-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/_r-xgboost-mutex) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/_r-xgboost-mutex.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/_r-xgboost-mutex) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/_r-xgboost-mutex.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/_r-xgboost-mutex) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/_r-xgboost-mutex.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/_r-xgboost-mutex) |
 | [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-libxgboost-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/libxgboost) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/libxgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/libxgboost) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/libxgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/libxgboost) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/libxgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/libxgboost) |
 | [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-py--xgboost-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/py-xgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/py-xgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/py-xgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost) |
-| [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-py--xgboost--cpu-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost-cpu) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/py-xgboost-cpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost-cpu) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/py-xgboost-cpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost-cpu) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/py-xgboost-cpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost-cpu) |
-| [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-py--xgboost--gpu-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost-gpu) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/py-xgboost-gpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost-gpu) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/py-xgboost-gpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost-gpu) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/py-xgboost-gpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/py-xgboost-gpu) |
 | [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-r--xgboost-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/r-xgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/r-xgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/r-xgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost) |
-| [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-r--xgboost--cpu-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost-cpu) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/r-xgboost-cpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost-cpu) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/r-xgboost-cpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost-cpu) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/r-xgboost-cpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost-cpu) |
-| [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-r--xgboost--gpu-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost-gpu) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/r-xgboost-gpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost-gpu) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/r-xgboost-gpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost-gpu) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/r-xgboost-gpu.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/r-xgboost-gpu) |
 | [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-xgboost-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/xgboost) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/xgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/xgboost) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/xgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/xgboost) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/xgboost.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/xgboost) |
+| [![Conda Recipe](https://img.shields.io/badge/recipe-xgboost--proc-green.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/xgboost-proc) | [![Conda Downloads](https://img.shields.io/conda/dn/conda-forge/xgboost-proc.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/xgboost-proc) | [![Conda Version](https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/xgboost-proc.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/xgboost-proc) | [![Conda Platforms](https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/xgboost-proc.svg)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/xgboost-proc) |
 
 Installing xgboost
 ==================
@@ -158,41 +164,41 @@ conda config --add channels conda-forge
 conda config --set channel_priority strict
 ```
 
-Once the `conda-forge` channel has been enabled, `_py-xgboost-mutex, _r-xgboost-mutex, libxgboost, py-xgboost, py-xgboost-cpu, py-xgboost-gpu, r-xgboost, r-xgboost-cpu, r-xgboost-gpu, xgboost` can be installed with `conda`:
+Once the `conda-forge` channel has been enabled, `libxgboost, py-xgboost, r-xgboost, xgboost, xgboost-proc` can be installed with `conda`:
 
 ```
-conda install _py-xgboost-mutex _r-xgboost-mutex libxgboost py-xgboost py-xgboost-cpu py-xgboost-gpu r-xgboost r-xgboost-cpu r-xgboost-gpu xgboost
+conda install libxgboost py-xgboost r-xgboost xgboost xgboost-proc
 ```
 
 or with `mamba`:
 
 ```
-mamba install _py-xgboost-mutex _r-xgboost-mutex libxgboost py-xgboost py-xgboost-cpu py-xgboost-gpu r-xgboost r-xgboost-cpu r-xgboost-gpu xgboost
+mamba install libxgboost py-xgboost r-xgboost xgboost xgboost-proc
 ```
 
-It is possible to list all of the versions of `_py-xgboost-mutex` available on your platform with `conda`:
+It is possible to list all of the versions of `libxgboost` available on your platform with `conda`:
 
 ```
-conda search _py-xgboost-mutex --channel conda-forge
+conda search libxgboost --channel conda-forge
 ```
 
 or with `mamba`:
 
 ```
-mamba search _py-xgboost-mutex --channel conda-forge
+mamba search libxgboost --channel conda-forge
 ```
 
 Alternatively, `mamba repoquery` may provide more information:
 
 ```
 # Search all versions available on your platform:
-mamba repoquery search _py-xgboost-mutex --channel conda-forge
+mamba repoquery search libxgboost --channel conda-forge
 
-# List packages depending on `_py-xgboost-mutex`:
-mamba repoquery whoneeds _py-xgboost-mutex --channel conda-forge
+# List packages depending on `libxgboost`:
+mamba repoquery whoneeds libxgboost --channel conda-forge
 
-# List dependencies of `_py-xgboost-mutex`:
-mamba repoquery depends _py-xgboost-mutex --channel conda-forge
+# List dependencies of `libxgboost`:
+mamba repoquery depends libxgboost --channel conda-forge
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index bfc35771..8553c29a 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {% set name = "xgboost" %}
 {% set version = "1.7.4" %}
 
+{% set xgboost_proc_type = "cpu" %}
+
 package:
   name: {{ name|lower }}-split
   version: {{ version }}
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ source:
     - 0001-Force-endian-flag-in-cross-compilation-mode.patch  # [arm64 or aarch64 or ppc64le]
 
 build:
-  number: 2
+  number: 3
   skip: true  # [win and cuda_compiler_version != "None"]
   skip: true  # [cuda_compiler_version == "10.2"]
 
@@ -36,6 +38,20 @@ requirements:
     - llvm-openmp  # [osx]
 
 outputs:
+  - name: xgboost-proc
+    version: 1.0.0
+    build:
+      number: 0
+      string: "{{ xgboost_proc_type }}"
+    test:
+      commands:
+        - exit 0
+    about:
+      home: https://github.com/conda-forge/xgboost-feedstock
+      license: BSD-3-Clause
+      license_family: BSD
+      summary: A meta-package to select CPU or GPU xgboost build.
+
   - name: libxgboost
     script: install-libxgboost.sh  # [not win]
     script: install-win-wrapper.bat  # [win]
@@ -59,12 +75,8 @@ outputs:
       run:
         - llvm-openmp  # [osx]
         - __cuda  # [cuda_compiler_version != "None"]
-
-  - name: _py-xgboost-mutex
-    version: 2.0
-    build:
-      string: cpu_0  # [cuda_compiler_version == "None"]
-      string: gpu_0  # [cuda_compiler_version != "None"]
+      run_constrained:
+        - xgboost-proc * {{ xgboost_proc_type }}
 
   - name: py-xgboost
     script: install-py-xgboost.sh  # [not win]
@@ -83,7 +95,6 @@ outputs:
         - pip
       run:
         - {{ pin_subpackage('libxgboost', exact=True) }}
-        - {{ pin_subpackage('_py-xgboost-mutex', exact=True) }}
         - python
         - numpy
         - scipy
@@ -94,30 +105,6 @@ outputs:
       imports:
         - xgboost
 
-  - name: py-xgboost-cpu
-    build:
-      skip: true  # [cuda_compiler_version != "None"]
-    requirements:
-      host:
-        - python
-        - {{ pin_subpackage('py-xgboost', exact=True) }}
-      run:
-        - python
-        - {{ pin_subpackage('py-xgboost', exact=True) }}
-
-  - name: py-xgboost-gpu
-    build:
-      skip: true  # [cuda_compiler_version == "None"]
-    requirements:
-      host:
-        - python
-        - {{ pin_subpackage('py-xgboost', exact=True) }}
-      run:
-        - python
-        - {{ pin_subpackage('py-xgboost', exact=True) }}
-        - __cuda  # [cuda_compiler_version != "None"]
-
-
   - name: xgboost
     build:
       string: cuda{{ cuda_compiler_version | replace('.', '') }}py{{ CONDA_PY }}h{{ PKG_HASH }}_{{ PKG_BUILDNUM }}  # [cuda_compiler_version != "None"]
@@ -135,12 +122,6 @@ outputs:
         - {{ pin_subpackage('py-xgboost', exact=True) }}
         - __cuda  # [cuda_compiler_version != "None"]
 
-  - name: _r-xgboost-mutex
-    version: 2.0
-    build:
-      string: cpu_0  # [cuda_compiler_version == "None"]
-      string: gpu_0  # [cuda_compiler_version != "None"]
-
   - name: r-xgboost
     script: install-r-xgboost.sh  # [not win]
     script: install-r-xgboost.bat  # [win]
@@ -182,7 +163,6 @@ outputs:
         - nccl       # [cuda_compiler_version != "None"]
       run:
         - {{ pin_subpackage('libxgboost', exact=True) }}
-        - {{ pin_subpackage('_r-xgboost-mutex', exact=True) }}
         - llvm-openmp  # [osx]
         - r-base
         - r-matrix
@@ -196,27 +176,6 @@ outputs:
       commands:
         - Rscript test-r-xgboost.r
 
-  - name: r-xgboost-cpu
-    build:
-      skip: true  # [cuda_compiler_version != "None"]
-    requirements:
-      host:
-        - r-base
-      run:
-        - r-base
-        - {{ pin_subpackage('r-xgboost', exact=True) }}
-
-  - name: r-xgboost-gpu
-    build:
-      skip: true  # [cuda_compiler_version == "None"]
-    requirements:
-      host:
-        - r-base
-      run:
-        - r-base
-        - {{ pin_subpackage('r-xgboost', exact=True) }}
-        - __cuda  # [cuda_compiler_version != "None"]
-
 about:
   home: https://github.com/dmlc/xgboost
   license: Apache-2.0