diff --git a/requirements/cuda.txt b/requirements/cuda.txt
index 782b29e19..7ed74ca83 100644
--- a/requirements/cuda.txt
+++ b/requirements/cuda.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 -r common.txt
 onnxruntime>=1.23.2
 fa3-fwd==0.0.2
-nvidia-cublas-cu12==12.9.1.4
+# nvidia-cublas-cu12 is pinned to 12.9.1.4 via force-reinstall in Dockerfile.ci
+# because torch pins its own cublas version, making it unsatisfiable at resolve time.