diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 1ac6754ae10..1e49cf1cbea 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ repos:
         exclude: '(.*pixi\.lock)|(\.git_archival\.txt)|(.*\.patch$)|(^cuda_core/cuda/core/_vendored/)'
         args: ["--fix"]
 
+      - id: check-pixi-cuda-version
+        name: Check pixi cuda-version pins track ci/versions.yml
+        entry: python ./ci/tools/check_pixi_cuda_version.py
+        language: python
+        additional_dependencies: [pyyaml]
+        files: '^(ci/versions\.yml|cuda_bindings/pixi\.toml|cuda_core/pixi\.toml)$'
+        pass_filenames: false
+
       - id: no-markdown-in-docs-source
         name: Prevent markdown files in docs/source directories
         entry: bash -c
diff --git a/ci/tools/check_pixi_cuda_version.py b/ci/tools/check_pixi_cuda_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ca931b9b48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/tools/check_pixi_cuda_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+"""Check pixi cuda-version pins track ci/versions.yml (cuda.build.version)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import tomllib
+import yaml
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+VERSIONS_FILE_PATH = ROOT / "ci" / "versions.yml"
+PIXI_FILES = [ROOT / d / "pixi.toml" for d in ("cuda_bindings", "cuda_core")]
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    """Verify cuda_bindings/cuda_core pixi pins match ci/versions.yml."""
+    if not VERSIONS_FILE_PATH.is_file():
+        print(f"error: {VERSIONS_FILE_PATH} not found", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    try:
+        build_version = yaml.safe_load(VERSIONS_FILE_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))["cuda"]["build"]["version"]
+    except (KeyError, TypeError):
+        print(f"error: cuda.build.version not found in {VERSIONS_FILE_PATH}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+
+    major, minor, *_ = build_version.split(".")
+    expected = f"{major}.{minor}.*"
+    cuda_feature = f"cu{major}"
+
+    errors: list[str] = []
+    checked: list[str] = []
+    for path in PIXI_FILES:
+        if not path.is_file():
+            print(f"error: {path} not found", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 2
+        with path.open("rb") as f:
+            data = tomllib.load(f)
+        rel = path.relative_to(ROOT)
+        try:
+            variants = data["workspace"]["build-variants"]["cuda-version"]
+            cuda_pin = data["feature"][cuda_feature]["dependencies"]["cuda-version"]
+        except KeyError as exc:
+            print(
+                f"error: {rel} missing feature {cuda_feature!r} or cuda-version key: {exc}",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
+            return 2
+        if expected not in variants:
+            errors.append(
+                f"{rel}: workspace.build-variants.cuda-version={variants!r} "
+                f"does not include {expected!r} "
+                f"(from ci/versions.yml cuda.build.version={build_version!r})"
+            )
+        if cuda_pin != expected:
+            errors.append(
+                f"{rel}: feature.{cuda_feature}.dependencies.cuda-version={cuda_pin!r} "
+                f"!= {expected!r} "
+                f"(from ci/versions.yml cuda.build.version={build_version!r})"
+            )
+
+        checked.append(
+            f"{rel} (workspace.build-variants.cuda-version={variants!r}, "
+            f"feature.{cuda_feature}.dependencies.cuda-version={cuda_pin!r})"
+        )
+
+    if errors:
+        print(
+            f"error: cuda_bindings/cuda_core pixi cuda-version pins out of sync with "
+            f"ci/versions.yml cuda.build.version={build_version!r} "
+            f"(expected pin {expected!r}):",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        for err in errors:
+            print(f"  - {err}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+
+    print(
+        f"OK: pixi cuda-version pins match ci/versions.yml "
+        f"cuda.build.version={build_version!r} (expected pin {expected!r}):"
+    )
+    for item in checked:
+        print(f"  - {item}")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())