diff --git a/.github/actions/build_conda/action.yml b/.github/actions/build_conda/action.yml
index d2e56d23c3..14c227035f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build_conda/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build_conda/action.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ runs:
         # Ensure starting packages are from conda-forge.
         conda list --show-channel-urls
         conda install -y -q "conda!=24.11.0"
-        conda install -y -q "conda-build!=24.11.0"
+        conda install -y -q "conda-build!=24.11.0" "liblief=0.14.1"
         conda list --show-channel-urls
     - name: Enable anaconda uploads
       if: inputs.label != ''
diff --git a/conda/faiss-gpu-cuvs/meta.yaml b/conda/faiss-gpu-cuvs/meta.yaml
index 45a757b59b..67488632f6 100644
--- a/conda/faiss-gpu-cuvs/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/faiss-gpu-cuvs/meta.yaml
@@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ outputs:
         - mkl =2023  # [x86_64]
         - cuda-toolkit {{ cudatoolkit }}
       host:
+        - mkl =2023  # [x86_64]
         - _openmp_mutex =4.5=2_kmp_llvm  # [x86_64]
         - python {{ python }}
         - numpy >=1.19,<2
         - {{ pin_subpackage('libfaiss', exact=True) }}
       run:
+        - mkl =2023  # [x86_64]
         - _openmp_mutex =4.5=2_kmp_llvm  # [x86_64]
         - python {{ python }}
         - numpy >=1.19,<2
diff --git a/conda/faiss-gpu/meta.yaml b/conda/faiss-gpu/meta.yaml
index f15c9556d9..8c8c017ff1 100644
--- a/conda/faiss-gpu/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/faiss-gpu/meta.yaml
@@ -89,12 +89,15 @@ outputs:
         - make =4.4 # [osx and arm64]
         - _openmp_mutex =4.5=2_kmp_llvm  # [x86_64 and not win]
         - cuda-toolkit {{ cudatoolkit }}
+        - mkl-devel =2023.0  # [x86_64]
       host:
+        - mkl =2023.0  # [x86_64]
         - python {{ python }}
         - numpy >=1.19,<2
         - _openmp_mutex =4.5=2_kmp_llvm  # [x86_64 and not win]
         - {{ pin_subpackage('libfaiss', exact=True) }}
       run:
+        - mkl =2023.0  # [x86_64]
         - python {{ python }}
         - numpy >=1.19,<2
         - packaging
diff --git a/faiss/gpu/impl/CuvsCagra.cu b/faiss/gpu/impl/CuvsCagra.cu
index 82e3007d59..f60e1e3ab5 100644
--- a/faiss/gpu/impl/CuvsCagra.cu
+++ b/faiss/gpu/impl/CuvsCagra.cu
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CuvsCagra::CuvsCagra(
 
     index_params_.intermediate_graph_degree = intermediate_graph_degree;
     index_params_.graph_degree = graph_degree;
+    index_params_.attach_dataset_on_build = store_dataset;
 
     if (!ivf_pq_search_params_) {
         ivf_pq_search_params_ =
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ void CuvsCagra::search(
                     storage_, n_, dim_);
             cuvs_index->update_dataset(raft_handle, dataset);
         }
+        store_dataset_ = true;
     }
 
     auto queries_view = raft::make_device_matrix_view<const float, int64_t>(
diff --git a/faiss/impl/HNSW.cpp b/faiss/impl/HNSW.cpp
index ece0281221..61afa00231 100644
--- a/faiss/impl/HNSW.cpp
+++ b/faiss/impl/HNSW.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace faiss {
  **************************************************************/
 
 int HNSW::nb_neighbors(int layer_no) const {
+    FAISS_THROW_IF_NOT(layer_no + 1 < cum_nneighbor_per_level.size());
     return cum_nneighbor_per_level[layer_no + 1] -
             cum_nneighbor_per_level[layer_no];
 }
diff --git a/faiss/impl/code_distance/code_distance-sve.h b/faiss/impl/code_distance/code_distance-sve.h
index 713b7d8099..d85e47d279 100644
--- a/faiss/impl/code_distance/code_distance-sve.h
+++ b/faiss/impl/code_distance/code_distance-sve.h
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ static void distance_four_codes_sve_for_small_m(
 
     const auto offsets_0 = svindex_u32(0, static_cast<uint32_t>(ksub));
 
-    const auto quad_lanes = svcntw();
-
     // loop
     const auto pg = svwhilelt_b32_u64(0, M);
 
diff --git a/tests/test_hnsw.cpp b/tests/test_hnsw.cpp
index b3c93a861e..9424bd3499 100644
--- a/tests/test_hnsw.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_hnsw.cpp
@@ -582,6 +582,16 @@ TEST_F(HNSWTest, TEST_search_neighbors_to_add) {
     }
 }
 
+TEST_F(HNSWTest, TEST_nb_neighbors_bound) {
+    omp_set_num_threads(1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(index->hnsw.nb_neighbors(0), 8);
+    EXPECT_EQ(index->hnsw.nb_neighbors(1), 4);
+    EXPECT_EQ(index->hnsw.nb_neighbors(2), 4);
+    EXPECT_EQ(index->hnsw.nb_neighbors(3), 4);
+    // picking a large number to trigger an exception based on checking bounds
+    EXPECT_THROW(index->hnsw.nb_neighbors(100), faiss::FaissException);
+}
+
 TEST_F(HNSWTest, TEST_search_level_0) {
     omp_set_num_threads(1);
     std::vector<faiss::idx_t> I(k * nq);